I tried to give Mom something to look forward to. After Dad passed, I promised I would take her anywhere she desired. Being a world traveler, I imagined what she would choose. Her first response [Read more...]
" ...When God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. They seldom reflect on the days of their life [Read more...]
Jett and I used to play a game of happy/sad as he toddled. He thought it hilarious for me to say “happy” and we both grinned, and then “sad” and we made a frowny face. Faster and faster we went until [Read more...]
After a slow four-year decline, we lost my Dad last fall--the hardest day of my life. Upon retirement, Mom and Dad traveled the globe, never tiring of adventure and viewing the beauty of worlds [Read more...]
She spins up to me like a whirling dervish, accusing me of wrongdoing, and whirls back out as quickly as she came. Dumbfounded, I stare after her, mouth agape. No ready defense in my pocket. No, [Read more...]
All I spy are hot pink toenails on swollen feet, spilling out over glittery sky-high sandals. But stuck beside her, I overhear every syllable of the cringe-worthy conversation. “Hey babe, your [Read more...]
The list lengthened month by month. Which list? Not the Christmas wish list, or the naughty vs nice list, but our 2020 Grinchy list of woe-is-me. It turned us not only green from sickness but a putrid [Read more...]
Hi Friend! We can’t contain our excitement! Today is the day! GRACED: My Mess is Not the Boss of Me is now available on Amazon. After 3 years of writing and re-writing and writing [Read more...]
(Our new book will land on Amazon in a couple of weeks so I thought I'd share one of the devotionals:) The drive-thru barista knows my dirty little secret. Tinted windows befriend me because [Read more...]
2020 tiptoed in lamblike. Now halfway gone, we reel as the year morphed from sheep to monster. Our unprecedented events—rampant disease, record unemployment, and hate-filled riots—forever splayed [Read more...]