I knew the tears were coming. As the church stood to sing, I heard the opening notes and recognized the tune immediately. We sang it at her funeral. “You’re a good, good Father…” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sung it since,…
If I’m honest, I was pouting. I know I’m blessed beyond measure, but things hadn’t been going my way. It was two weeks before Christmas, and I needed to buy stamps from the post office for my Christmas cards. The older two kids were…
My son, Colin, started playing football this year for the first time ever. He is fourteen and is already over six feet tall, so people have been advising him to get into football for a while. This year, our family moved to a new…
There are two ways to do just about anything – carefully plan or wing it. Most of the time, I’m a carefully-plan-it kind of girl. I love making lists. I used to write out menus by the month. When planning a vacation, I’ll spend…
When I woke up this morning, it was dark. But knowing I had to get up and jump in the shower so I could get the kids ready for school and out the door, I put my feet to the floor. I couldn’t see,…