My body got WRECKED under the notion to usher in the new year all out. It wasn’t pretty. With a full surrender to Jesus and a full surrender to life to its fullest, I decided this was going to be a YES year. Saying yes to new adventures, saying yes to the uncomfortable, saying yes […]
My two-year-old granddaughter was very distressed. Tears, screaming, confusion, frustration, and dismay consumed her. Then her dad said, “Come here. I will help you.” At first she stayed in her distress and kept crying. He said it again, “Come here. Daddy will help you.” She dropped her determined state to stay in her distraught and […]
This article was so impactful for me I knew you could, like I did, glean from the wisdom about life here… Simply Enjoying Your Children: A Father’s Advice for Love and Joy by Blake Brewer “Tell me you are from a small town without saying you are from a small town . . . .” […]
My five-year-old granddaughter was getting her first award at school. My husband and I left early in the morning to be there when she was awarded her prized “Knowledgeable” award. As the kids walked in their lines very orderly she noticed us and her smile and excitement were clearly felt. I knew I had made […]
There’s a video circulating where parents are asked, Who would you most like to have dinner with? Some of the answers were: Paul Hogan, Justin Bieber, Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix… It’s fun to watch what people say and see how their spouses respond to the answer. But what was most interesting was when the parents’ […]
I feel like my life is over. Over may seem a bit over-the-top but feelings can be over-the-top. Certainly, my life has changed forever and my feelings are strong. Tuesday night Mike woke me up at 3:00 a.m. “Something’s wrong,” he said, “I’m having chest pains…and my arms hurt…and my jaw hurts.” My reply was, […]
Do you have goals? Maybe a determination to rise to the top of your field? Or running a marathon? Or getting married or making a relationship better? Goals. I’ve had many over the years. Goals are noble. Goals are good. Goals keep us going in our desired direction. One of my main goals in life […]
“Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.” –Proverbs 31:30 (NASB) Here are a few thoughts on beauty and growing old… What is beauty anyway? The world may have us believe a woman is beautiful when she is stacked, racked, ripped, nipped, snipped, plucked, tucked, […]
Christmas is such a buildup. We prepare, we dream, we overindulge, we anticipate, we decorate, we shop, we celebrate, we say goodbye. The saying goodbye part for me is always the worst part of Christmas every year. At some point the celebrating ends and normal life resumes. One of my favorite Christmas movies is Elf […]
Some years back I agreed to be one of the adults chaperoning a trip for kids. For some reason, and most likely because I felt out of place and like an outsider, it was a difficult week for me. No joke, I felt like I was stuck in the middle of the movie Mean Girls. Finding a […]
