I was not called to this. I didn’t hear a voice, nor did I have a keen intuitive sense that this was going to happen. I did not and still am not […]
Called to Love
Sometimes I Forget That I’m Strange
I am a Nana, yet I still talk baby-talk to my grandbabies. I like dill pickles with my chili. I can use a sewing machine and power tools. I love to read–and sometimes take […]
The Key
To those looking for that secret to a happy life, guess what? In this life, we will have joy and we will have pain: ~~The day comes and we can hardly contain […]
When A Dream Makes You Sad
I woke up feeling sad. Wishing I could control my dreams. But I can’t. No one can. The thing is, I’m starting to wonder if I do–in a way, you know? Like […]
I Am THAT Mom…
I dote. I hover. I spoil. I worry. I pray. I browse through old photo albums just to relive their childhood. I sometimes sit in their empty room, trying to hear that […]
Happiness is Highly Overrated
Or so it seems. The very definition of happiness can be elusive, so why do we think our pursuit will end in anything other than a temporary feeling? Maybe we should consider […]
Wedding Fail
The groomsmen’s tuxes were too long, too short, too tight. [They all deserved it, after kidnapping the groom and driving him around in the trunk of a car the night before!] The […]
A Degree in Motherhood
There will be no walking across a stage to receive a diploma. This honorary degree in the field of motherhood was bestowed on me in 1981 (the nine months before my first son was […]
Just An Old-Fashioned Love Song–Scripture Challenge: Song of Solomon
I’m a mushy romantic, but when it comes to the Song of Solomon, this old-fashioned girl still blushes at the boldness of this poet’s language! I grew up modest (for which I am […]
Love and Broken Hearts
Life is precious. Why something so obvious needs to be said is beyond my scope of understanding. But it’s true. Humanly speaking, we often take life for granted. We live like today–this […]
My Most Popular PIN, Now a DIY Pillow
Life is not a fairytale… …but we do all have dreams of “happily ever after“, so it’s no wonder that this is my #1 MOST PINNED on Pinterest BY FAR: Not too […]
My Love for Words
I’m guessing that I got it from my sweet mother… she’s an avid reader and the champion Scrabble player in our family, and now we’re addicted to Words with Friends. She’s retired now, […]
When You Feel Alone in Your Marriage
I’ve never lived alone. When my husband and I married in 1982, he had just graduated from college and I was still living with my parents. After a few days of honeymooning […]
I Never Wanted To Be A Pastor’s Wife
There. I said it. Although it’s true that I wasn’t the kind of girl who grew up dreaming of being the wife of a pastor, I know that it’s even more true […]
Love Lifted Me
It happens often. A song gets stuck in my head and I go to bed hearing it, wake up in the middle of the night hearing it, and think of it first thing in […]
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