Today is the last day I will hear the children laughing and shouting at one another. The balls that bounce into the air and the jump ropes that swish the ground and the whistle that signals the children to come running to the big glass doors will all be put away for a few months. It’s the last day of… Read More
Today I stepped out on a limb and did two things I rarely do. I wonder if you shake in your fuzzy socks as much as I do at the thought of sharing your dreams with others. And would you rather throw up than ask for help with making those dreams come true? Dreams are personal…and scary…and iffy. Dreams are…well… Read More
Sometimes life knocks us down…knocks the air out of our lungs and the wind out of our sails. But we can get back up. Hope gets us back up. For I hope in Thee, O Lord; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God. – Psalm 38:15 God is gracious to fill us with hope that fortifies us, steadies us, strengthens… Read More
She had plans…good intentions. When we met at the beginning of the week her face was bright and hopeful. Her words were determined and sure. But now as we sipped our sodas in my car at Sonic, she seemed deflated and…ashamed. “It almost sounds as if you’re ashamed of yourself,” I offered carefully. She put her drink cup in her… Read More
Abby, I’m not posting about your broken ankle…or the surgery you had a week later…or the terrible effect the pain meds had on you…or the emotional roller coaster we’ve all been on for the past two weeks. That’s not what this post is about. It’s not about you. It’s about me — the caretaker. My 21-year-old daughter Abby did indeed… Read More
I had monitored the situation pretty well for months. So I knew what to expect. Except there was always the exception. There was always that one classs in which I was riding the fence. And when I received that little brown envelop with a dozen signatures in my mom’s fluid handwriting on the front, I’d pull out the worn card… Read More