Lessons Mom Never Shared
And, I am contemplating my own life span, and realizing, that there are some lessons Mom never shared.
(in)Mercy
Living in the slums of Kenya is a difficult place for me to imagine visiting ; my mind cannot even comprehend a life there.
Small Prayers ~ Stepfamily Tuesday
I walk into the room, and morning light spills soft and glowing across tiled floors and a rug of robin’s egg blue. Pulling back a silky, chocolate comforter and shaking floral sheet, I watch crumbs of food, smuggled into bed after hours, fly through the air like...
Studying My Children for Clues ~ Stepfamily Tuesday
They are sisters by marriage and not by blood, yet their mannerisms are so similar. Last summer we had trouble telling them apart in photographs and needed to look at their swimsuits to tell who was who. But, raising these beautiful women to be all that God has...
I’m Going There! Talking About Race
I was in fourth grade when my school was integrated…
Off With Their Heads! ~ Stepfamily Tuesday
It is one of those days when I feel like the Queen of Hearts in Alice In Wonderland. I ready to yell, "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!" It is 2:45 in the afternoon and I have been working for two days trying to prepare for out of town guests who will be arriving in about...
Healing Scars from the Past ~Stepfamily Tuesday
All who come into a stepfamily bring with them wounds, and images from the past.
Meet Dan King
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What It Takes To Fit In
Our justified need for community becomes our idle, and superceeds our need for God when we want friends above anything else in life.
When Your Authority is Challenged~Stepfamily Tuesday
Sometimes, a child’s protest is more like a cry for help when they are afraid of the dark.
It is Well With my Soul
And, sometimes, our thoughts are no match for God’s thoughts toward us.
Surrendering Summer and Being a Life Learner
But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
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