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“I’m sorry y’all got stuck sitting next to me.”  I apologized in advance to my friends seated to my right and left.  I’m a horrible travel companion! Since I was young, plane rides and I just haven’t gotten along. I get nauseous and my ears feel like they are about to explode. So as the

When I was sixteen, I walked out of my local DMV office, feeling quite defeated and embarrassed. I failed my drivers test. I don’t remember much about the test or what all I missed (probably parallel parking)…but I DO remember what my mom said when I told her that I failed. ‘That’s okay. The next

My friend and I were chatting away on the sidelines of our boys’ basketball game. With college just around the corner, my friend asked if I had any concerns about my firstborn leaving home. Funny she should ask. You see, I DID have a concern…but I hadn’t thought to share it with anyone. ‘It is

As soon as the Fall of 2019 rolled around, I knew this was it. Within a year, my baby would graduate from high school and leave for college. Just thinking about it put a lump in my throat, butterflies in my stomach and filled my heart with anxiety. ‘I gotta get a grip,’ I thought.

Back in January of 2019, my sister, Anu, encouraged us to create an ‘altar of remembrance.’ So I did. And over the past couple of months, my altar (aka- thankfulness jar) has been filling up at an alarmingly faster rate than usual. In July, my older son recovered from COVID-19. Thank you Jesus! Time to

I know we sounded like crazy parents, but we couldn’t help ourselves. In the days leading up to dropping our son off to college, my husband and I felt the need to squeeze in every last piece of advice we could think of… –Don’t do weed. People may try to convince you that it’s practically

If there is anyone in this world who enjoys being at home, it’s me…but my son comes in for a very close second place. (If you look up homebody in the dictionary, you might even see our picture). So when it came time for him to decide on a college to attend, my husband and

A few weeks ago, my son tested positive for Covid-19. As I sat on the floor beside his bed (in between administering breathing treatments and temperature checks), the Holy Spirit prompted me to read and study Psalm 23. It’s a familiar chapter (most of us have it memorized). It’s usually read at somber occasions…but if

The medical residents were making their way into my father in laws’ ICU room…so I stepped out of the room. His kidneys were failing, he had double pneumonia in his lungs, no one had a clue about his brain function and a ventilator seemed to be the only thing keeping him alive.  I could hear

We are halfway through the year… Can you remember what you were doing the evening of December 31, 2019? I was at a friend’s house. We ate good (but not good for me) food, hung out then transitioned to a time of prayer, reflection and a challenge for the new year ahead.  A new decade