Family Life
Standing Still
Do you ever feel like you are standing still? Time seems to be standing still? Like you are about to fall apart and break? You have your automatic responses… ”We are doing well”, ”we are busy”, ”life is so good”. It’s mostly true, but sometimes you don’t feel it and you say those things to [&hellip
Prayerfully Refreshing
My Bible Study is reading a book called ”praying the scriptures”. I had to stop and write about something I read that simply struck me. The author was speaking about Like 11:1 when the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. What proceeds is the Lord’s Prayer. The author then says, ”I am convinced [&hellip
The Power of Prayer
I felt so helpless yesterday. The news of the horrible tragedy in CT was everywhere I turned, and as I stood in my work breakroom watching the news, I felt so helpless and so heartbroken. I was hurting for those poor, innocent babies and their families, and for the men and women who tried to [&hellip
In the End
…But if I think, oh, like you think, It don’t make my load much lighter The time has come for these blogs to come to an end. Writing has been quite therapeutic. …and I’m sure it will continue, but not for public consumption. I have come to the conclusion that there are too many close [&hellip
Bravado
If we burn our wings flying to close to the sun, if the moment of glory is over before its begun… I know some of these blogs begin to sound repetitive, and I don’t know if I’m trying to convince myself or you the reader of all of these things – but none the less, [&hellip
Mouse Blessings?
I live in Army housing. (for those of you who also live in Army housing, I’m sure this paragraph will not surprise you) It’s not glamorous, but it serves it’s purpose. It’s old, but it has ”charm”. With that, you inherit problems that don’t always get fixed. Our house has been known to have problems [&hellip
Open Secrets
Open Secrets It went right by me, at the time it went over my head, I was looking out the window, I should have looked at your face instead. I have been going through the painful yet therapeutic process of letting parts of Michele go – Making parts of the house, one room at a [&hellip
Tears
Tears flow. They come from the heart. They come from sadness, and the memories of such unbridled joy and happiness. Thanksgiving is here. For the first time since we moved into this house 7 years ago, there aren’t two turkeys in brine. There aren’t other dishes prepped for all the cooking today. There isn’t a [&hellip
A Letter to Scott
Dear Scott, Well, it’s been a year since I have touched you, held you, kissed you, hugged you, laughed with you, made fun of you, corrected you, cooked for you, helped you, went on a date with you, cleaned for you, enjoyed life with you… But I can still hear you, sense you, smell you, [&hellip
Cut to the Chase
I’m not old enough to care too much about what you think of me – but I’m young enough to remember the future and the way things ought to be. Fascinating week filled with fascinating experiences, many with new friends, many with old friends, many with family, all with people who love and care for [&hellip
