My niece is celebrating her 13th birthday this month, and in honor of the occasion, I wanted to share a children’s story I wrote for her several years ago by the title of “Nothing is Too Broken." As broken as our world is nowadays, all I can say is this--I'm glad that this title is… Continue reading Nothing is Too Broken
I took a picture of my son looking into a soccer field through metal bars about a week ago, and my heart aches every time I look at it. It sums up so much of what I have been feeling recently. I’m sure many of you can relate. We’re on one side of the fence,… Continue reading On This Side of the Fence
I bought this at the beach years ago. Pearls are one of my favorite jewels. I love how they are formed and what we can learn through them. Let me state the obvious; life won’t always be this way. The reign of the coronavirus will one day come to an end, and we will resume… Continue reading The World is Our Oyster
I was probably on Facebook when it happened. I confess I have been escaping to it far too often nowadays. I finished looking at the image on my screen, then I set my phone down and turned around to investigate the mysterious rustling noise that was following the pitter patter of my toddler’s footsteps. I… Continue reading Sweeping Up Pine Cones
Photo by Porapak Apichodilok from Pexels When JJ discovered that he could check out movies for free from the library last fall, the library quickly became the place to be for a quiet family evening out. We were easily there every Wednesday and had our routine down pat. JJ would head to the movie section… Continue reading We All Need a Hero
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 I pulled weeds a little over a month ago. If Liam had not been playing in that section of the yard, I wouldn’t have noticed them; they were so small. I… Continue reading Pulling Weeds
It’s okay to be sad. This should go without saying, but I don’t think it does. It’s okay to be sad. The year before COVID-19 crept into the United States and continued to devour the globe, my son got sick. He spent a two-night stay in the hospital but fortunately responded well to treatment and… Continue reading It’s Okay to Be Sad
Lyrics:May God grant you sleep, my child As you lie down in bedMay He remind you He’s there right beside youHe’ll watch over you as you restHe’s always near you To comfort and shield youMay He grant you peace as you rest Que Dios te guarde en paz Al acostarte yaY que descanses en El… Continue reading May God Grant You Sleep, My Child
My son painted this a few months ago. The smudges on the top, left hand corner remind me of two birds escaping a city as it collapses. Given the world we are living in now in days, it seems appropriate. Several years ago, I visited my brother and sister-in-law in Georgia for Christmas. It was… Continue reading For Such a Time as This
Photo by Ylanite Koppens from Pexels Liam and I enjoyed flipping through his copy of The Beginner’s Bible a couple of days ago. He enjoys pointing to different people and saying “uh-oh” when he looks through the pages. One page in particular caught his attention and had him saying “uh-oh!” several times that afternoon. It… Continue reading The Beauty of How God Works
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