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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …