Learning to Have Patience

“Mama, will you play my new game I got for Christmas with me?” Grace asked. It was a floor game; not one you can play neatly at the kitchen table. I imagined crawling around on the floor to play and my back hurt just…

Feb 2

Meeting a Princess

I wasn’t expecting to cry. I went on mission trips as a child – upper state New York twice, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania – but never out of the country. We drove into Mexico, sightseeing, when I was twelve, but other than that I had…

Jan 21

Letting Go of Me

Have you ever seen someone else do something or achieve something and you looked on with envy wondering how you could make it happen for yourself? I have. If we are honest, we’d probably all admit we’ve had those thoughts before. With writing and…

Jan 8

Learning to Listen in 3 Easy Steps

I wrote this a few years back for the Internet Cafe, but my son reminded me of it last night. We got a good chuckle, so I thought I’d share it again with you here in its entirety.  I’m a doer. You will usually…

Oct 30

Who is God?

Have you ever watched a dog show? Or even perhaps seen a hunter with his four-legged partner? I’m always in amazement of how the dogs are taught to heel and fetch, drop and stay with simple commands. If you’ve ever owned a dog, you…

Oct 16