Last Friday my fourth grader, Michael, sure made his parents proud. His public school teacher called to let me know that Michael raised his hand during class because he did not think he should be listening to a particular story, Tuck Everlasting. While many Christians consider this fantasy story to…
It’s Monday. The day after the weekend. Wait, you knew that, didn’t you? My typical cleaning day. Love to sit down at the end of the day and breath that sigh of relief that says “I did it. This house is as clean as it gets.” But today I…
Just now this sweet baby was sitting so nicely in her exersaucer. Sweet. Precious. Those big blue eyes that even tough men can’t resist. Not that Daddy is a tough guy. Well, he is…but. Ok, backed myself into the corner. Anyhoo, sweet baby T was sitting there so irresistibly that I…
Some days take on a shape all their own. You schedule, prioritize, strategize, and synchronize. In spite of your best efforts, the result: foiled again. Yesterday turned out to have its own shape. I think I’ll call it: polysquarecircaparallelogrammaticrhombus. It had a least five sides, four at times. Occasionally they…
I hate to admit it. I despise weakness. But the truth is: the weather affects me. Friday was a dreary, gray, rainy day. And my first thoughts this morning: Again? This stinks. As I started helping my 2 yr. old Tarah get dressed though, she flopped down on the carpet…
A significant day. Not just “another” birthday. Number 15. When Taylor was given a diagnosis of MPSIIIB (mucopolysaccharidosis), with that diagnosis came a number to beat. The average life span is 10-15 years. Wikipedia labels it: Death by the second decade. So what do you do when your daughter has…
Life and pain are synonymous. Though full of joy, life is also pain and agony. Many times as Christians, we think or feel that we should be exempt from this topic. Kay Arthur approaches the hard questions in this book, “When the Hurt Runs Deep- Healing and Hope for Life’s Desperate…
Big fish. Whale. Jonah. We all know the story from childhood. But right now I’m in the second week of Priscilla Shirer‘s Bible study: Jonah: Navigating a Life Interrupted. Frankly, I think my entire adult life has been one series of interruptions after another. Many of you may feel the…
“I Still Believe” by Jeremy Camp begins with the author’s humble Indiana childhood and continues through his life to present day. This book will knock your socks off with its open view to the true picture of trusting God, even through grief and sorrow. The major focus of this book…
The List. Daunting. Growing. Evolving. Beautiful or ugly. But for me, necessary. I’ve lived most of my life focusing on a list of some sort. Usually multiple ones. Shopping. Grocery. Projects. Are you list driven? Perhaps your spouse is. And you despise it, as “the list” has a tendency to…
To say that I am honored to have been chosen as a blogger to review the Women of Faith Imagine event in Indianapolis is so much of an understatement. Almost from the moment that the opportunity arrived, I knew in my heart that God had a special weekend in store….
Today I feel like I’m losing my right arm. It’s Miss Mandy’s last day working for us to help care for our family. She is getting married in a few weeks. Here’s a re-post from last fall on what she means to us: For the last few weeks, each…
