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Growing My Grassy Garden and Other Things
I’m a gardener-wannabe. I have so many friends who have flourishing gardens. Alas, I have a black thumb when it comes to gardening. No one truly has believed me until now. This summer, I have proof. And it isn’t even the dead cherry tree in the side yard. My yard is full of clover and…
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Sticky, Dusty and a Little Bit Crazy
I’ve always said that the adjective that best describes my house is “sticky” – not the most sought after description I know. But today, I feel like I might actually be living in the bottom of an old cracker box…full of crumbs and cracker dust. Seriously, everywhere I look is a preponderance of dust. Not sure what changed…
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This Not So Exaggerated Life
The past 6 days…ugh. Here are the highlights: 1 baby root canal 2 dental appointments 2 cars that both failed inspection 4 new Suburban tires 1 very rude car mechanic 1 broken AC condensations thingy – wet basement 1 dead cherry tree 3 sick children 2 unexpected massive medical bills 1 unexpected doctor’s appointment 2…
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Peace Part Two
It will come as no surprise that since I wrote about peace my life has been anything but peaceful. Seriously, why is that? Whenever I lead a Bible study, I live the lesson. Apparently, my blogging experience is going to be similar. So, this week….peace did not transcend all understanding at all. There have been…
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Difficult Days…Dear Children…Daring Peace (Part 1)
Recently I took my 5 sweeties out to dinner. It was an unexpectedly delightful evening. I even had a lady come up to the table and comment that my children were very well behaved! Wow! Did the earth stop rotating for a second? Usually when all of us go anywhere there is a fair amount…
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Big Things…BIGGER God
Lately it seems that everyone I know is going through something. Not little things…big, giant, crushing things. It feels like every day a new heartbreak is revealed to me. This week I found myself wishing I could be blissfully unaware of all the issues that surround me. Unfortunately that is not the place or situation…
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My Assignment – Watch Me Work
I’m so gooooood at my ministry. Each day I seem to get better at it. Sometimes for a brief second I think maybe God is giving me a different focus…but then almost immediately I realize, “Nope, this is my calling.” My ministry – my calling – seems to be to make other parents feel better…
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Heaping on My Heart
My heart’s desire is to write about real things – not just the fun things that happen in a day but also those gut-wrenching things that drop us to our knees — I’m realizing that is more difficult than I originally thought. Part of the problem is I’m usually an upbeat person, and when I write about the things…
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Strong Arms
Sitting by the sideline of my son’s soccer game, I had an interesting halftime conversation. Another single mom friend and I were talking about how we miss being hugged, maybe I should say held. I’m blessed to have many friends who will give me loving hugs. But there is a big difference between sweet friends…
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The Big White Box
In my garage is a giant white box. It’s an albatross of sorts. It’s been sitting in there for months. It’s my wedding dress, and for the life of me I can’t figure out what to do with it. I got married in 1990 so it’s big and poufy – beautiful, but big and poufy…
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