Lawn Mower Mountains

Lawn Mower Molehills     My nephew was over this summer, bringing the total number of kids at my home to five, all under the age of five. The day was winding down and the kids were getting edgy, so for fun I decided to give them lawn mower rides. (Don’t...

How do we say Goodbye?

When someone we love is dying, we often stumble over what to say. We want to provide comfort and peace but have no idea how to do it. Good willed people tell us, “Make sure you say good-bye.” But how do we do that? We feel a need to say so...

I’m Not Ready Yet

“Wait! “Don’t look…it’s not done yet!” “No, you can’t listen…I haven’t finished.” “Thank you, but I will have to wait because I’m not ready yet.” As a recovering perfectionist,  I can’t tell you the number of times that I have said those words. I have always been...

Help! My Ship is Sinking!

    Help!  My ship is sinking.  Have you ever felt that way?  I felt this way today.  Nothing really major happened.  It was just the everyday little things that all added up to a near shipwreck.  I am a stay at home Mom...

Honoring your man

I love to look at Proverbs 31 woman and learn from her, and we can learn much about being a wife. Proverbs 31:11 tells us that this man had full confidence in his wife. That word confidence is transliterated in Hebrew as batach and means: trusts, relies on, puts...