October 6, 2026 Tell Their Stories Louis made me almost cry with these words “have you been telling Laud stories about his Boompa?” My memories flooded into my mind in vivid Technicolor. The story of him diving headfirst into a pool and walking home without realizing the reason the girls [...]
Written September 30, 2026 Jesus Said “Speak to Her” Okay, so if you’ve been reading over the years, you know that going up to someone who is not family and speaking something directly is not my strong point (who am I kidding, saying something directly to even family is sometimes [...]
Dress-Up Meet and Impromptu Visit - Sometimes we need to reconnect and slow down! #2023 #Family #Friends #Friend #Blessings #Blessing #FriendshipIsAwesome #ILoveImpromptuVisits #GymnasticsMeet #WesleyChapelTrip #CharityChallenge2023 #GodsHandIsInEverything #SpecialVisit #IHaveTheSweetestSisters #TheaShowsOff #SistersAndCousins [...]
Encouragers: The Chaos Of Joy Mother October 9, 2022 I’m sitting at the desk at gym, taking payments and checking liability waivers for our open gym one Friday at noon (every Friday noon to 1pm is Open Gym – basically, allow your kiddos to expend all their energy just before [...]
Encouragers: The Challenger of Norms October 6, 2022 I’m praying for her family. I’m praying for strength, wisdom, and peace in her heart. This woman is the Challenger of Norms. She has encouraged me over many years. When my daughters ask if I have a best friend, this woman comes [...]
The Lady Who Smile. Never underestimate the power of your small gesture! [...]
The Day of Coincidences March 18, 2022 It’s 4am, I’m jumping out of bed to the not alarm because one of the youngers turned the phone (aka alarm) on silent, and racing to start a cup of coffee. Ran the water through yesterday’s grounds to get slightly colored water – [...]
March 13, 2021 I’m Fine (don’t go deep) You know, someone says politely, “How are you today?” Preprogrammed for courtesy, we reply automatically, “I’m fine.” But are you really “fine?” Or does that really mean, “I’m hurting, but don’t ask?” In our society, it’s so easy to fall into the [...]
What do you instantly presume based on a look? This cup, for example: [...]
December 30, 2020 Choosing Gratitude Ever feel just overwhelmingly grateful? That often happens to me as I’m contemplating life. It usually starts when I feel discouraged. Everything bad coming at me all at once or someone mentioning some past mistake that helped lead to some poor circumstance I’m in now [...]