We said goodbye to this badboy last week..... Oh don't get me wrong. I was thankful to have that bed. But getting back upstairs and with my man was a wonderful new day. And got rid of these guys....... I relied on all these things heavily and they provided security for a time period but it's a new day in this girls life. I'm doing therapy three times a week hoping to ... Read More »
When all hell breaks loose on Sunday morning
You are not the only one whose household can go haywire on Sunday morning before leaving church. I promise. There will be time that if it can go wrong it will go wrong on Sunday - either before you get to church or on the way to church. I'm not gloom and doom girl speaking I'm just the voice of reality. So when you show up to church and the older lady in her perfectly pressed ... Read More »
In sickness and in health
And the thought that keeps running through my mind this 22nd Anniversary is the vow that we made before God and man to love each other in sickness and in health. There's a natural assumption that the "in sickness" will come later in life with the exception of general minor sickness along the way. I don't consider myself to be a "sickly" person by any means but when I ... Read More »
Anti-Bullying Conversations at Home
Bullying is a serious thing no matter what type of environment our kids are in - homeschool, Christian school, public school. If they live in this world and you let them out of the house they will experience bullying in some fashion - either personally or around them. It's not always easy to know what to do in those situations. It will help our kids to have thought through and ... Read More »
Observations of an older woman
I love my Mom and she loves me but even in our close relationship things like this come out of our mouth: Me: Mom, you aren't making any sense! Mom: Well, you aren't making any understanding. Followed with an eruption of laughter from both sides. After spending 6 weeks together interrupted by only a few days here and there I learned some things about my Mom. She has a ... Read More »
What’s been going on….
So this is where my family has been for the last two weeks....... Randy and Sophie were at Woodlands Camp the first week. Randy spoke and Sophie was a first year overnight camper with one of her good friends from school. They had a BLAST! The second week they were here........ Destin, Florida with my side of the family. We thought it was best for me not to travel ... Read More »
Loving our neighbors of different lifestyles
A friend recently asked us, "My neighbors are gay, how do I respond to them?" Her concern was loving them and showing them the love of Jesus without sending a message that she condones their lifestyle. So how do you love your gay neighbor? Hesitantly? Conditionally? With lots of up front statements of our beliefs on sexuality? No, I don't think so. I believe we are called ... Read More »
Putting into practice “soul talk”
Our weekend was a great one topped off by me getting to go to church Sunday morning. Oh how I missed being there these last 7 weeks so it felt wonderful to sing and worship with my church family. The next morning we sent Sophie off to overnight camp and had a great day at home. Monday night I went to bed and out of NOWHERE I started feeling weird. Panicky. Just all around ... Read More »