It was a trip we had been excited about for months – our first cruise. The preparation included a long, painful visit to the Passport Office, where my kids got bored within the first five minutes and numerous visits to the store to pick up last-minute items. Nevertheless, the excitement pushed us through, and finally […]
While I go to the salon to have my eyebrows threaded, I love chatting with the sweet lady who does them for me. Our last conversation revolved around our plans for the holidays. After I shared how I would be visiting with each side of my family, I asked her what she would be doing. […]
It was a typical Friday morning. I was off from work and wanted to start my day. But first…coffee and Jesus. While I was still in my pajamas and fuzzy socks, I grabbed my coffee, climbed back in bed and opened my laptop to read my Bible. (Thank you YouVersion!) I was ready to dive […]
My daughter lost 2 teeth in a week. This was a big deal around our house. She is six and had not lost any teeth yet. She had seen her big brother lose several teeth and was waiting patiently for her turn. Finally, she had one loose tooth! She bit into a corn dog, not […]
While I was driving a few weeks ago, I was overwhelmed with gratitude and praise to the Lord. No, I had not won the lottery … although that would have been nice ;) I had not even been the recipient of really great news. Earlier that morning, I was at a medical appointment. A procedure […]
Reading through the Bible in a year always seems like a great idea…but a few weeks into the New Year, the glamour and excitement of it all begins to fade. And once I get to Book #3 out of 66, I start to wonder, what have I gotten myself into. There is something so intimidating […]
We had an inconvenience today…one that required my husband to serve as the family chauffeur. A few weeks ago, while reversing my car into the garage, it scraped against an old bicycle we had laying against the wall. Unbeknownst to me, a part of the car paneling was being pulled apart as I scraped against […]
Oh, the woes of autocorrect! My cousin and I were finalizing plans to meet up. My phone ding’d. I had just texted him so I was expecting his response…but I surely wasn’t expecting THIS response. What in the world? I read it again. And then again. The sentence made sense…I guess. But was that four […]
I remember the conversation like it was yesterday. It was my first year of college and I was in my first full day of orientation with other freshmen like myself. Since it was Texas in August, the day was hot and long, and I was looking forward to it ending. As the group and I […]
I don’t know about you, but I can remember several instances when I wondered HOW our pressing need would be met. It just seemed impossible from my perspective. Immediately after we encountered the unimaginable of our infant son growing ill and being hospitalized, we were slammed with a mountain of medical bills. To top it […]
What Would We Call You?
Last week, we traveled down to Mexico with some of our friends. After a long day of traveling, we finally made it to our resort. We were starving and headed to the first restaurant on
