On Friday, friends and family joined together to celebrate our daughter, Taylor’s, fourteenth birthday! This was a great milestone, as the average life span for Taylor’s disease is ten to fifteen years. We owe a huge thank you to two very special companies! Icing Smiles! A program for terminally ill…
I have postponed writing this post for days because the words are so very strong in my heart.  Tuesday was my dear Taylor’s birthday and with just a quick little note on Facebook, I received many birthday wishes and greetings for her. But one stood out above the rest. It…
This week’s Women of Faith devotional by Patsy Clairmont was a little too easy to relate to! Patsy discusses her lack of a sense of good direction and mentions how much we need our Heavenly Father to be our Guide. The question of the week was: How are you at…
This week’s Women of Faith devotional by Nicole Johnson discusses the way humans are fearfully and wonderfully made…and that God loves us just as we are.  I love what Nicole says, “God formed you and said ‘This is good.’” So just why is it so hard to digest that? The…
Each September, Taylor’s birthday rolls around on the 21st. So I usually start reflecting on her life a few weeks beforehand. I wrote this poem several years back and today, hopefully it serves as a reminder to you to… live in the moment, every day to its fullest. With complete…
My sweet baby, Tarah, is growing so quickly. Here is a picture of her in the first pigtail hairdo. Who can’t resist? That has nothing to do with this post, but she’s just so cute! Recently she began noticing cause and effect on different levels. When I push the garage…
This week for Women of Faith, our devotional by Luci Swindoll encouraged a grateful heart. She discusses how we all have our “list” of things to grumble about and yep, I can totally relate! Those issues that hang us up and cause us to get a good case of “the…
Yesterday I ran a quick errand with just my sweet baby Tarah. I say “just” because, well, all summer, there have been no “quick” errands. With six kids, the pool, the zoo, the library, the trips to grandparents…nothing has been quick. And over the summer, nothing has been super clean…
Feeling easily distracted? Ever seen Disney Pixar’s movie Up? Doug, the talking good dog, speaks exactly what is on his mind. Watch this little clip: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSUXXzN26zg&NR=1] This week’s Women of Faith devotional by Sheila Walsh is about fixing your eyes on Jesus.  Sheila discusses that she understands that phrase to…
Outside the Zone of Age: Sarah Various Scriptures At the end of Part 1 of this lesson, we ended with the questions: Is anything too hard for the Lord? And while we immediately think , “Well, no. Nothing is too hard for God,” our actions tend to show otherwise. At…
I love chocolate. I love doughnuts. Therefore, I love eclairs. Truly, madly, deeply. What makes an eclair so luscious? The center. That glorious middle that fills my mouth with sweetness. What does that have to do with this week’s Women of Faith “Talk Back?” The article, Who Is Your Faith…
Outside the Zone of Age: Sarah Various Scriptures In preparing your train of thought for this lesson, think about your answers to the following questions. What role does age play in our society? Do I ever act judgmental because of a person’s age? How does God view the topic of…
