Hello. It’s me. Back from a very long and painful journey. Long story short; I lost my best friend. My beautiful, kind, fun, adventurous, fearless, inspirational mom passed away in February. It has been a difficult transition for me. Simply put – I miss her. Every day. I’m also trying to figure out the next steps
Happy Groundhog Day everyone! Or, for those who subscribe and will have to wait until tomorrow for this post to appear in your inbox, Happy Belated Groundhog Day! Today is one of my favorite family holidays. Seriously. All of my children look forward to this day in order to participate in our slightly crazy family
“Adopt” one or more of his children as someone you pray for, encourage, and support regularly As a parent I love the idea of someone “adopting” one or all of my children to lift them up in prayer on a regular basis. I love the idea of others coming alongside my children to encourage them
A few people have inquired if I am still alive. I guess they were worried that I’d perished from high blood pressure which led to skeletal collapse from frail bones. Well, the rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated. I’m still here folks! Let me give you a quick rundown of what has been happening
In an effort to keep things simple around here, I am going to try and limit my posts to once or twice a week. I don’t enjoy having my email inbox inundated with mail every day from the same person or website and I’m sure you don’t either. I want to be a blessing and
I’m doing double duty today – this post is up on the Standing Stone Ministry blog and now here on my personal blog. I think it’s a good fit for both sites! Hope you enjoy reading it. Life is full of awkward moments. Sometimes we say and do the right thing. More often
#1 Good Thing About Menopause: I can’t have another baby! For some of you, ’nuff said! You can stop reading now. For those that would like a little more clarification, keep reading. I’ve written previously about menopause, but called it MEANopause. After all, hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, and fuzzy brain are not happy occurrences.
I am blessed. I have had the privilege of living life the way my grandmother and great grandmother and those before them lived. No, I don’t live in a little house on the prairie (they didn’t either, by the way), but I have lived in a multigenerational household. Right now we are down to just two generations,