The blaring sound of the alarm penetrated the room like an invasion from outer space. It’s obnoxious and insensitive declaration that it was another day had made itself known throughout the house. “I just want to pull the covers over my head and die.” She had all but given up on what some would have […]
Still on my quest to conquer thirty-some years of accumulated ‘stuff,’ I came across remembrances of days that exploded with mama-emotion. Picking up the photo of my friend’s daughter who had passed away several years ago instantly caused my vision to go blurry with a flood of tears. I can remember praying for this young […]
She preps for her day in the usual manner, gathering the bare essentials for the activities and tasks that lay ahead of her. A quick glance in the mirror to make sure her clothing is where it should be (no hiked up back hems of her tunic, no over revealing necklines) and she is ready […]
I want to tell you, “Yes, go do it! Don’t over-think this, stop over-analyzing, cease asking for everyone else’s feedback on it — just GO DO IT!” What advice would you tell your younger self? So many times I look back at the time wasted by my own demise. I’m sure that we all have […]
In the most recent of days, I have marveled at what enormous energy it takes to convince a toddler to do what you want them to do. To encourage her to cooperate and follow-through on a request can be … well, exasperating. Obviously her understanding of a win-win situation is very different from mine. Maybe […]
In God, whose word I praise; In God I have put my trust; I shall not fear. What can mere man do to me? Psalm 56:4 AMP Awkward as all get out — that’s the current status here. I think it’s that purgatory kind of place between having gone from the shock and devastation of […]
Titus Two 