Making Each Day a Bit Brighter
If we spend all of our time, money, effort, and thoughts on the things of this world…well, maybe we are placing our hope in the wrong things. If we are so caught up in today that we cannot fathom anything beyond tomorrow, maybe we need to live for something bigger than ourselves. Because let’s be… Continue reading
After the storm, we packed up our bags…every piece of our belongings…and moved into a teeny, tiny, itsy, bitsy hotel room. Five of us sandwiched in between luggage, laundry baskets, jackets, backpacks, and toys. Ready to hunker down for the next couple of months. At first, it was quite unsettling. We had waited months for… Continue reading
Frustration. I could feel it mounting. Like coffee percolating getting ready to boil.
My mother used to remind me, “Some things just take time.” It takes time for the dough to rise, it takes time for a garden to grow, it takes time for cheese to age. Some things just take time. However, we live in a society that wants things now. One of my favorite lines comes… Continue reading
It’s all out WAR around here. Brackets are crumbling. Put downs are flying. I have never witnessed anything like this before. Our daughter has challenged her Daddy to his fullest basketball prowess. I LOVE IT! Pops is in on the action, too. Even though he continues to turn his bracket in one day late year… Continue reading
A few years ago, I participated in a women’s Bible study at Second Baptist Church in Pearland, Texas. During our discussion time, a woman shared about her dysfunctional family. She had dreamed of having family birthday celebrations together, family traditions built around holidays and cousins running amok around her home having fun with her children.… Continue reading