Motherhood is More Than My Job

by | May 5, 2014 | Trends

I love having Siri do things for me. She texts for me, gets directions, and usually does a fine job with it all. After she did what I asked the other day, I told her “thank you!” And she responded, “I’m just doing my job.” That got me...

Grieving in Springtime (Missing Mama)

by | Apr 24, 2014 | Life Issues

I miss you, Mom. How can it be fifteen years since I’ve talked with you and shared my life with you? How is it possible that you have never met your amazing, talkative, precocious grandson who has become my Mini-Me by age 11? And that you weren’t able to watch our...

Because They Believed.

by | Apr 10, 2014 | Faith

She was just a little girl. But she knew that God was big, and that he would work through her to help others, if she would let him. She knew it wasn’t about what she could do, but rather what God could do through her willingness to follow his plans. He was just a...

Forced Delay

by | Mar 24, 2014 | Trends

Image is from Thomas Leuthard via Flickr Life had gotten a little too chaotic — running here, hurrying there. Two hours early, I was leaving for a business trip and found myself delayed at the airport for no apparent reason: no weather or mechanical issues. I...

Be True to You

by | Mar 17, 2014 | Relationships

It took me long enough to figure it out, but I’m a cheerleader at heart. That statement, in and of itself, cracks me up, quite honestly. This admission will shock a few of my friends, but when I tried out for the cheerleading squad in junior high school, I wasn’t...