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 [...]
Romance is one of those words that feels like it should only be ascribed to the affection between a man and woman. It conjures up images of quiet pond-side picnics, beautiful bouquets of flowers and strolling violins. There is so much more to romance – it’s richer and deeper and more beautiful than we could [...]
Many cars today have a GPS accessory for navigating. In our car it has been great just to punch in your destination coordinates and watch the magic of the GPS plot a suitable route. The technology is a wonder–with a voice and graphics plotting your every move. However, there have been times when a discrepancy [...]
I have a pretty daggum great relationship with both of my teens. We talk to each other about stuff, real life stuff. Yeah, a real blessing for sure. Yet, at times this open communication can lead to too much truth. My teen son and I had just gone to see a movie together and on [...]
Sadly, once again, we as a nation of families and individuals are trying to make sense of the senseless. Death always feels wrong, even in old age, but in children? And by execution? In a classroom? It is unfathomable because it is irrational. Evil is incomprehensible.
There have been times when I entered an unknown space … hopeful, excited anticipation. Unaware of what exists there. I sit down in that space. Make myself comfortable. Become acclimated. Learn to function in the unknown. Seeing only the brightness of this new space. Seeing only the brightness. Then it happens. I glance over my [...]
I’m honored to be able to go to a local high school once a month to talk with teen moms. When I did this recently, about 10 moms came to our support group in the midst of their school day. When we broke for lunch, only four came back after getting their food. Before, I [...]
“God wouldn’t send anyone to hell; He’s loving. That’s what my friends say.” I couldn’t believe she had just said that. My biggest fear had just spilled out of my daughter’s mouth. It was obvious outside influences were pressing on her heart and mind and she didn’t know what was true to combat what was [...]
I was just dropping my then-12-year-old Lexi off at pottery class, but found myself faced with an unexpected and unsettling dilemma. Each month, the pottery studio featured an art display in the lobby but this one sickened my spirit. Skeletons, overtly sensual sculptures of Eden, death, darkness. Perhaps it was the Halloween season, but this [...]
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, [...]
