Smile at Me
“Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” Mother Teresa Lost in my thoughts, I moved from counter to table and table to counter as I was hurrying to get dinner on the table. I wasn’t mad or happy. I was simply in […]
Memories Wrapped In Fall
(My mom making fall arrangements with my oldest son in 2008) Eager to spread my wings and fly, I graduated my senior year of high school 6 months early in December of 1994. My high school sweetheart, now my husband, graduated the prior June, and I was ready to join him in “the real world”. […]
A Letter To My Son – When Life is Tough
“Hey, Mom, can we talk?” “Hey, Mom, I have to talk to you about some stuff.” “Hey, Mom, wanna chat tonight?” I hear this daily from one of my children. I have another child who just talks when he needs to talk. But one feels the need to let me know he needs my attention. […]
The Struggle With Struggle
Photo courtesy of Dave Dunford “I can’t do it. It’s too hard!” “Yes you can do it. You are a big boy. You can get your pajamas on all by yourself.” I could hear the cries reverberating down the hallway as my husband worked with our 3-year-old in an effort to help our son gain […]
How to Organize All Your Kids Stuff
The beginning of a new school year allows a little more time for us to get our homes in order. Here is a system we use for organizing some of the kids’ items that works well for us. When we deal with the clutter in our homes, our minds can focus a little bit better. […]
When Life Takes A Hard Turn
************Today’s post is a guest post from a friend of mine, Kathryn Jackson, from Atlanta. No introduction I can write is adequate to capture the beauty of her soul. I first met Kathryn through mutual friends. We were planning to homeschool our children, we had 2 toddlers and were done having kids. Until God brought the […]
