Time is a funny thing, especially if you are a mother. I drove past a baseball field this morning and saw the kids in their uniforms. One boy caught my eye as he ran toward his teammates. I remember those days when my boys were young and doing those things. How can it seem like … Read more
Once upon a time, there was a woman who wanted to become a mother so badly she could hardly stand it. The months turned into years as she prayed and cried out to God because she knew only He could make it happen. That woman could be any number of women. Many of us know … Read more
As I mentioned last week, I have a podcast, Chasing Hard. I can hardly believe it is already two and a half months old! I have talked with some lovely people about some hard topics. My first guest was Elizabeth Laing Thompson. She was a beautiful first guest, so gracious and forgiving of the newness … Read more
I was remembering just yesterday my very first Mother’s Day in 1990. After ten years of marriage I was finally pregnant and grateful beyond words. On that Mother’s Day in 1990 my husband and I gathered with my parents and my youngest brother after church to go to lunch. I remember as we were leaving … Read more
I saw a post on Facebook last week. A mother had taken her son to New York City to celebrate his sixteenth birthday. She said the best part of the entire trip was when they were walking down the busy sidewalk and he nonchalantly slipped his hand into her’s. Her heart swelled from the love … Read more
Yesterday was my daughter’s birthday. My first born. She was away for her birthday, helping at a camp for the mentally and/or physically handicapped. She volunteers every year at this camp. She always comes home stretched in new ways and saying she may not go back next year. But we both know she will. She … Read more
If you read my blog on a somewhat regular basis you’ve probably caught on to the fact that I love my kids. They are the best parts of me. My entire life revolved around them in those early years. How can it not? But as they grew, I grew too, and part of the growing … Read more
If you read my blog on a somewhat regular basis you’ve probably caught on to the fact that I love my kids. They are the best parts of me. My entire life revolved around them in those early years. How can it not? But as they grew, I grew too, and part of the growing … Read more
“The days are long but the years are short” it’s been said. I can attest to that as I listen to the echos of “Mom, can you?’ and the faint memories that still linger. As I sat in the waiting room where both my sons took music lessons for many years, the memories came rushing … Read more
“The days are long but the years are short” it’s been said. I can attest to that as I listen to the echos of “Mom, can you?’ and the faint memories that still linger. As I sat in the waiting room where both my sons took music lessons for many years, the memories came rushing … Read more