The girls got back safe & sound! It is good to have them home…even if for a short time. Mariah leaves tonight already for church camp, but before she does we are heading out to celebrate Zach’s 17th birthday which is tomorrow. Man, I heard that time flies, but to have your baby turning 17!!!!…
I read a quote from her book that has changed the way I have been relating to my kids. “If I could tell my mother and father something and they promised not to interrupt or pass judgment or yell, I would tell them all the times I’ve lied to them, the times I said I…
“I didn’t ask you because I knew you would say no.” Surely, my kids are the only ones who ever say this to their parents. I guess it is an indication that in the past I must have said “no” a lot! They often tell me of things they wanted after its too late: “I…
Water…I love to be in it; love to be around it. Yesterday, I asked for prayer for my daughters. Today, its for Greg, Zach and I. We are heading out to the US National White Water Park to give our try at the “Rodeo Ride” – extreme white water rafting. The last time I ventured…
Bright, flashing lights. Rows and rows of cars. Skyscrapers. Just a few of the things Mariah, my middle daughter, would have taken in last night as her bus rolled into New York City late. After singing at Evensong at the National Cathedral last night, she traveled down the road to her next performance at St….
Sometimes things just don’t go as we expect… Greg needed to get his car fixed, so I asked if we could take it in early because I wanted to go and volunteer in the Proverbs 31 office before the kids got out of bed. So, up we went and down the street I drove. I…