There are so many people in the world I don’t understand. Those I have never walked in their shoes. Those who have struggles I have not wrestled with; seen things I haven’t seen or been where I have never been. I met many of the precious people on my recent trip to India and I…
She knew the rules, followed the rules and then still got in trouble … with me. Her senior year my husband and I had lifted our youngest daughter’s curfew. In a few short months when she left for college, we would have no idea where she was going or what she was doing. It…
Changing diapers, making suppers, filing through carpool. Stuffing letters, answering email, packing boxes. At different times in my life, a battle has waged within me. In my mind, the clashing goes something like this: “Why am I doing this? There are so many important things I could be, should be, doing now. But instead I…
When I am lost and afraid, You are my comforter. I am not giving up. Every time oxygen enters my lungs and I exhale, it is a sign that You are my provider. Every day I choose to open my eyes once more, You are still there. I will not forget that You are still here,…
Some days it’s just plain hard to stop it. The video running in my head. The day I yelled at my child. The afternoon when I missed it, thinking the big thing was really a little thing. If I don’t push the stop button, the scenes will play on and on, finishing with one…
What is the number one argument in your family? (Go ahead and share in the comments below. We can try and help each other here!) Our’s? Appearance It started very early, when one of my girls wanted high-heeled boots for Christmas one year … and she was in third grade. I’ll admit it;…