My mother once told me that she sometimes regrets having four children. Not because she doesn’t love us, but because she does. Her mama heart of compassion ached when we were hurt for any reason. And at times, multiplying life’s […]
If you are a dish in my house, you will have a hard life. Between four kids and a clumsy mom, you will get slammed around, cracked, chipped and ultimately meet your demise on the hardwood floor. It’s just how […]
I envy friends who can drop their kids off at Grandma’s house for a weekend. Having lived away from family for my entire marriage and parenting years, I’ve never had the luxury. Add to that the fact that I homeschool, […]
My high school voice teacher once chose a particularly challenging piece for me to sing in competition. Bernstein’s I Hate Music is a series of five songs sung from the perspective of a child who hates music but loves to […]
Recently I butted heads with a dear friend. We are alike in our passion for serving Jesus but think and operate very differently. Usually we enjoy our different personalities. This was not one of those times. There were tears and frustrations […]
Raising four kids, my husband and I often find ourselves in the position of more places to be than time and space allow. On one such morning I was scheduled to sing on the worship team at church, my […]
A couple of weeks ago my friend Melissa asked to borrow a Crock-Pot for the church potluck. I was shocked that she didn’t have one. I thought every mom had a slow-cooker. Don’t they send us home from the hospital […]
I can’t say I didn’t see it coming. All the signs were there. The slow acceleration. The broken heater. The sliding that doors wouldn’t open. In its heyday our minivan was the creme de la creme of minivans and had […]
A couple of weeks ago I returned home from work to find my children happily playing with new toys at the counter. Confused, I asked my son where the little Lego set came from. My daughter waved a stuffed tiger […]
Last year I had this brilliant idea to spiff up our barn and invite our church family over for a … well … we couldn’t decide. Should we do a chili cook-off? Maybe a hymn sing? Or perhaps a barn […]