• Goat scream. That’s what my kids call my cheer from the sidelines. There’s no mistaking Mama’s scream. Just imagine the screaming goat from the movie, The Grinch. If you haven’t seen it, you need to look it up online.  Needless to say, it isn’t pretty. I don’t know how to explain the bubble of joy […]

  • Every year, my son plays basketball through the Upward program. Upward is a church based sports program. The kids are taught Bible lessons and verses along with basic mechanics of the game.  For the younger kids, they don’t keep score, and the focus, instead, is meant to be on sportsmanship and teamwork.  But, as we […]

  • Something unexpected happened two weeks ago. We were hovering and praying in our pantry with the weather reports playing in the background. The blankets and pillows kept us comfortable as we kept a close eye on the weatherman’s radar.  The formation of a tornado seemed to be inching closer to us, but by God’s grace […]

  • Earlier this year, through an unfortunate series of events, I was named the coach of my son’s basketball team.  Before we get all excited and talk about ‘girl power’, remember that I called it ‘unfortunate’.  I know nothing about basketball. Correction, I know that the ball goes in the hoop.  And as San Antonio Spurs […]