January 7, 2020 Two Cadet Homecoming! On January 4th, a beautiful day with misty rainshowers threatening the gorgeous parade ground at Camp Blanding, I watched both of my cadets march in their pass and review (ceremony parade at the end of the 2019-2020 winter encampment). I almost cried two years [...]
December 28, 2019 The Story of Sheba Once there was a little girl who loved dogs and prayed for a little black dog. Her mom had already agreed to take the least wanted puppy from a litter about to happen. Her mom prayed the puppy was black. A few weeks [...]
December 22, 2019 Sister-Cousin Outing You often read that cousins are usually your first friends. They know all about you, love you regardless of your differences, and enjoy life with you from start to finish… I always dreamed of how close my siblings and I would be as adults and [...]
Climb on, my passionate, determined, tender heart! [...]
Ever feel overwhelemed by the busyness of life... especially around Christmas? [...]
November 10, 2019 Memes to Voices A friend was showing us her flower arrangements: she said, “expectation versus reality.” To me, both arrangements looked amazing – her husband had given her a few bunches of flowers which she artistically set in two gorgeous table arrangements. She thought one was excellent [...]
October 27, 2019 Two Flyers Christina has been in Civil Air Patrol for a little over two years now. She got to fly an airplane before she could legally drive a car. (This freaked mom out a bit!) Now, I have two cadets! Yes, my little spunky Kimberly has been [...]
October 10, 2019 Big Brother Blessings Sometimes God blesses you with an awesome gift and you totally know it! From the time I was pregnant with Thea, Lucas was totally in love with his little baby. It was “my baby.” Lots of people tried to get him to choose “new [...]
October 3, 2019 Sixteen Sweet Years The one who first called me mother is sixteen years old. Thank you, Jesus. I am so grateful for being blessed with Christina! I can’t imagine life without her. I truly understand that God entrusts us with raising his children. There is such a [...]
September 23, 2019 Questions I love how children ask questions. Sometimes their questions make you go search something. Like “what is a rainbow?” or “why are leaves green?” Sometimes their questions mirror your own; but those you won’t speak. You know, questions that your doubting mind asks but your thinking [...]