Bad news, scary news, uncertainty and darkness abound. The future seems wrought with fear and trepidation. The news has become nothing more than an incessant hum of negativity. I find myself having conversations with my children that my parents never had to have with me. We must discuss things that make me horribly uncomfortable. But […]
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When Your Anniversary Doesn't Go Quite As Planned
Today is my 18th wedding anniversary, and how am I celebrating? Oh, with a stomach bug. Good times! It is almost comical how hard we have tried to do something special this year, and how epically we have failed. We normally don’t do much for anniversaries, not because we don’t care, but because well…life just […]
Foxy the Cat
Recently, we discovered a stray cat living inside the drain pipe which runs under our driveway. At first glance I thought it was a fox. My son was convinced it was a raccoon. Which explains why her name is Foxy Raccoon Cat. (Poor thing…I know!) While I’m not really a cat person (might have something […]
When You Can't See the Light
Lord, sometimes it is hard to see Your light through the dark clouds of life. Storms build, thunder rolls, and lightening casts an eery glow. My mind knows that the sun still shines, sending forth its light, yet there are times when my eyes cannot see evidence of that truth. All my eyes can see […]
The Book of James in Two Words
Prayer is powerful. Prayer changes things. Prayer is the conduit through which God works in the lives of mere humans. And prayer is what allowed me (shy, introverted me) to stand before a large group of women and share what I learned from our study of the book of James this year.(Asked to Speak) And guess […]