EVERY MOMent COUNTS!
It was a bitterly cold Kansas morning. And our usually snug and warm home felt freezing because the heater had stopped working in the middle of the night. We shivered in our coats and tried to stay active until the repair man arrived. He discovered our thermostat had gone bad, and then there was a [...]
Five boys. Five loud, active boys with their own unique personalities and preferences. Personal tastes, too. So at dinner a week or two ago, several of them expressed those preferences and personal tastes to their mother (my daughter, Ashley), about her menu choices that night for dinner. It was the end of a long day, [...]
From the time I was a little girl I have prayed a prayer, “God is great, God is good and I thank Him.” That prayer has slipped through my lips literally thousands of times. At long last that prayer has slipped into my heart. Really, deep down into my heart … as in, imprinted on [...]
I admit it. I have been experiencing a sour attitude the last several days. Why? The long answer is…well, far too long. The short answer…I didn’t get my way. Isn’t that where most bad attitudes emanate from? In the throes of my frustration tantrum, as I was glaring out my back window at what normally is a [...]
I am finding that God is always at work, caring for each detail of my life. Putting into place things I could not have fathomed. I am learning that God knows all and is putting things in place according to His plan, even years in advance. We were very comfortable in our all African American [...]
The last few months have been a little hard for me. My kids are both in college and involved in more things. My schedule has changed from revolving around school, meals, and children, to being alone much of the day. It is a hard transition for me. I miss my kids. I miss the structure. [...]
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Begrudgingly I walked into the Breast Center for my annual mammogram on April 1. “Why am I such a rule follower,” I asked myself as I waited my turn on the mashing machine. No family history, no risk factors. “Maybe I should do this every two years.” Four days later a phone call from a [...]
I heard her kids before I even saw them. I was pushing my grocery cart through a busy back section of our grocery store when I heard two kids arguing over who hit whom. I had my own kids with me who weren’t loving the grocery experience so I felt immediate empathy for this mother. [...]
Sweet memories tumble through my head and slowly spill out of my eyes as salty tears. It was supposed to be just another one of my daily walks through the nearby lush green park, but it ended up being a walk down memory lane. I saw her running through the playground, her dark hair that [...]
