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Today I had one of those mornings.  I woke up sad.  I was discouraged.  The sadness seemed to flavor everything...even the Christmas music...

Hubby and I got a few days away this last week!  We celebrated our 20th in May, and had a generous gift given us to use specifically for som...

Bubba is ten today.  Double-digits!  It's easy for warm reflections to fill my mind.  I am sentimental looking back at the way God used ...

pickle and bubba goofing around with photo booth I asked him five times.  Once last night, and this morning four times.  He was very exci...

Her first homecoming dance.  She is going with her girlfriends  (yay...she has friends! new girl no more!).  We shopped tirelessly (not rea...

When I thought about what to celebrate today with emily , my first thought was of the little 3-pound weight loss I measured this morning af...

Patch resting on my bed this morning...and yes, he does have eyes in there! Last week my little pup was sick.  Some sort of stomach bug. ...

My dear friend Carly is a woman who loves and pursues God.  She also is fun and sassy--which makes her a truly delightful person to know.  ...

didn't have one of these in high school... Last night was back-to-school night at my daughter's new high school.  The past three...

He keeps watch.  While I sit and let God's Word soak in, while I journal in my favorite spot, He's there.  He is making sure no squ...

Today is the first day of school for Pickle.  Her first day of HIGH SCHOOL.  And while I'm tempted to go down the road of reminiscing--...

I never minded writing.  School papers, journaling, letters to friends.  I never thought about whether I was any good at it until grad schoo...

At the risk of mentioning a cultural reference that half of you are too young to get...I have a catsup jingle stuck in my head.  "An-...

A long time ago--a parenting tip caught my attention.  It was " say yes as much as possible ".  It's so easy for me to say no...

Pickle's packing. She is meeting friends from youth group at church at 2:30 am (I know !!) to head to the airport.  They are travelin...

A few posts back , I mentioned how our pastor is challenging us to observe sabbath.  He says, "pick a time, pick a place, and enter i...