CONNECTING HEARTS THROUGH WORDS
My husband was out of the country on a work trip. The first part of his absence had been rough, I sometimes counted the seconds until his return, but this day started and ended, almost, uneventfully. In the evening, I fed our then four-year-old, Brett; nursed our then six-week-old, Collin; and somehow got them both... Continue Reading →
Do you have one loved little one, like me, that’s always screaming for your attention ... always interrupting things? Do you have one that no matter how hard you try and how calm you attempt to make your surroundings, will always squawk just as you’re sitting down to dinner or getting settled in to read... Continue Reading →
Numbers 6 : 24 - 26 ESV The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Dear moms and dads, This blessing was first spoken from God to Moses. The... Continue Reading →
If I believed, before, that a defense of temporary insanity was a bunch of hogwash, I now knew differently. I truly did lose my mind. The roads were terribly icy, and snow was coming down. I was dismayed they weren't given a snow day but was taking the twenty-five minute drive to my daughter’s school... Continue Reading →
I rolled over restlessly at the first morning light and spotted the thick, folded pile of papers that had been pushed under my door. My heart dropped to my feet and I jumped up to grab them. For an eighth of a second I thought, Did he run away? Did he hurt himself? but I... Continue Reading →
She was speaking to a ballroom overflowing with women but, at that moment, it was as if I was the only one there. I saw her final question "What is God leading you to do?" float slowly above me until suddenly, wham, I felt like I was hit over the head. "Adoption." That's what I... Continue Reading →
For the dear life of me, I couldn't justify the hateful looks I was getting from the woman a few people ahead of me at the check-out line. My daughter and I had been driving by one of our favorite stores and decided to pull in to buy a needed gift. She grabbed her new... Continue Reading →