Mother’s Day Weekend is a special weekend in our home. My mother lost her battle to cancer seven years ago and I will most certainly miss her presence, as I do my grandmothers and aunt. This weekend for me isn’t about being celebrated as my children and step children’s mom, but in taking time to [...]
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The Concept of Remarriage
The woman at the well has given me much on my journey. You see I am not unlike her, if Jesus were to speak to me in front of you he would also know that I have had three husbands. THREE. It’s not something I am proud of, nor shared with the purpose of tauting [...]
for all the moms who need comfort
As Mother’s Day nears, you’ll hear the usual, gushy mom stuff. . .and this is OK. But for you women who need comfort for any reason — a death, infertility, divorce, loneliness — please know that God loves you and he understands. The morning began like any other. A shower, a bagel, a cup of tea. Death was [...]
Daddy, I Want To Come See You
“Daddy, I really want to see you. I really need to come see you.” The call came in around 3:30 on a Friday afternoon. “Buddy, you have your camping trip this weekend.” “I don’t want to go camping. I want to come see you.” And just like that, the entire weekend plans were scrapped for [...]
Don’t Always Stay Silent Toward Critics
It’s become a common refrain in the internet age to just ignore people critical of us. Don’t respond to them, you’ll hear social media experts say. Others will tell you that it will suck away your time into something that has no benefit to you. I bought into that theory for many years. When [...]
Should you share a secret?
When to share? When to zip your lips? Do you know which to do and when? Read on. While playing tag on the school playground, secrets fluttered about like butterflies. “Hey, Suzie, guess which boy in class likes you?” “Who?’ “I’m not suppose to tell you. It’s a secret.” The friend looks over her shoulder [...]
Double Minded
The double minded man. Or woman. I’m not going to be gender specific on this one. You may not think you would fit that description but there are more people filed under that column than you would think. It usually comes in when you try to separate your home life from your work life. You [...]
A Letter from England 7
A Happy Easter from all of us here in England. After an unusually warm spell it has now turned Wintry again and it managed to snow last week and then freeze the few plants that I had put outdoors from the greenhouse. Still as the self-confessed worst gardener of all time; that was nothing unusual. It [...]
