Slices of Stories
Eavesdropping on slices of life stories [...]
Filling Big Shoes
July 31, 2017 Filling Big Shoes We are always trying to be like someone. Lucas is two. He is always trying to do “like Daddy” or “like Becky” (what he calls Rebeccah sometimes) or “like you do.” (that can be anyone) When Daddy got his hair cut, Lucas wanted “Daddy [...]
Who You Are
July 28, 2017 Who You Are As a teen, I decided never to “change myself” for others. I watch people. I watched many relationships in various stages during my teenage years and learned that I didn’t want to present myself as something I wasn’t. It seemed that those who faked [...]
Investigating
July 25, 2017 Investigating One of the things I love about writing anything factual, like the Home Edge Readers, is the research and investigation I get to do. I love to learn about something new. I enjoy compressing it into a compact form yet still managing to include most of [...]
She’s On a Mission
July 21, 2017 She’s On a Mission Sometimes God leads people into your life to bless you and everyone around you. Sometimes you don’t get to see them all the time (Actually, you see them very rarely!), but you feel such a strong connection. Sometimes those people are in your [...]
Baby Mode
June 20, 2017 Baby Mode Babies have several levels; there is no-sleep level, walker level, mobile level, and want-to-be independent level. Then they graduate into toddler level and you’re off to the races. Really, off to the races begins with baby’s birth. When you hear Momma yell: “It’s time!” the [...]
Thrill Seekers
May 21, 2017 Three Generations of Thrill Seekers (Scream!) As a teenager, I went to Six Flags over Georgia with my youth group. My mom was one of the chaperones. (That really means adults who want to have fun and use watching the kids as an excuse.) My mother [...]
Introduction
Updated October 7, 2020 Who I Am (Introduction) Most importantly to me, I’m a wife, mother, home-school teacher, and friend. That sounds really simple… so, how about adding in our hobby garden, ongoing “school project” flock of chickens, outdoor Guinea Pigs, twittering parakeets, one sweet bunny, the fact that [...]