"And now these three remain…faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
An un-named 19 year old lighting his birthday candles with a blow torch Dear Almost-Nineteen, Do you have a moment? Just a little time to chat, I won’t keep you long. You’ve got things to do, I know. Set it aside a moment and walk with me. Listen, I don’t want to preach. I know […]
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A post from the archives, as kids start school this year and I’m reeling a bit at how quickly time passes… It’s a strange feeling, standing here in this mostly empty house. It has been nearly 3 years, but it still feels like home. It’s hard, renting out the place that once was your home. […]
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My stress level is high, we are juggling too many things right now and, at the same time, trying to keep up with the full schedule that is daily life. The sounds of voices drift into the kitchen, laughter punctuates the waves of sound here and there like the roar of the ocean, like a […]
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Thank you to everyone who joined me over at (in)Courage! It was fun to have a chance to write over there, I love how the whole blog just lives up to its name, don’t you? I know that so many of you also struggled with hard family situations growing up, and sometimes it’s easy to […]
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It’s almost over, I can feel it. Each day is a little bit shorter, each morning is a little bit cooler, and the sun seems just a little softer, a little more golden. Summer is almost over. What do you do when you feel it slipping away? Savor it. Every last moment. So on the […]
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She held the box of ice cream cones in her hands, staring at it. For a child who was about to enjoy a cold scoop of ice cream on a sweet, crispy cone, she sure looked glum. “What’s wrong?” I asked. Youngest sighed, set the box of cones on the counter. “It’s just that the […]
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Youngest child stroked the cat’s short fur, leaned back on grass and sighed. “I don’t see how anybody could throw out such a beautiful cat,” she said, shaking her head. I bit my lip, nodded, scratched behind the cat’s ears. I smiled at her, the little girl with the big heart. The cat just lay […]
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The start of the school year is just around the corner! I have alternately been trying hard to ignore this fact (where-oh-where has summer gone?) and working hard to prepare for it. Shelves must be cleaned and dusted. Books must be gone over, sorted, boxed or shelved. Supplies must be purchased and then a place […]
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Here’s Middle Child… …she was making faces, but I caught her anyway!
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We traveled to this place, the town where I grew up. Our little house there is going on the market…the house where my husband and I met, the house where we brought our newborn son home from the hospital, the house that has been in my family for thirty-something years, the little house on the […]
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