I Have to Say…

I bought extra toilet paper. There, I’m coming clean about it (pun intended). I also bought another large package of paper towels, chicken to keep in the freezer, some jars of pasta sauce, a few boxes of Keurig decaf, a new bag of dog food and some frozen...

Never Hopeless

Sunday morning I found myself in church at a homeless mission in Ft. Worth. I was sitting in the pew and the stench was pungent. I realized it was me. I had been there for 2 days without a shower. I looked around me and wondered at the grace of God. How easily I could...
Unexpected

Unexpected

I recently heard someone say that totally unexpected news brings out dumb statements. Think about it. You receive some information you were completely not expecting and it takes your brain some extra time to process it. If your kid studied hours for a test and knew...

46 Things I Know

Once you get past your 21st birthday, there is nothing super exciting about your age creeping upward. Except maybe being able to rent a car anywhere when you turn 25. But I’m not sure that counts. The Bible says “young” people are the ones dreaming...

The Stupid Water Bottle

This. This water bottle. This bulky water bottle  that my kid has been caring around with him to school, to sports, to work…for long as I can remember. I hate finding it all muddy sitting in the sink with the assumption that I’m going to clean it (which I do of course...

Final Countdown

We’ve filled our days, focused on making memories, tried tons of new things, repeated traditions, eaten dozens of family meals, had movie nights, traveled lots of places, taken hundreds of pictures, enjoyed friends, cherished family, holed up in our rooms when...

Gratitude

Gratitude. That’s a very strong little thing that can make all the difference. It can turn frustration into acceptance, loss into hope, fear into confidence and “what if’s” into “Thank you’s“. I made a promise 8 years ago to remember what God did for my family during...

Turn the Page….

With graduation just around the corner combined with the fact that all three of us (authors of this blog) have seniors….well, there have been some pretty sweet~bitter~sweet~bitter moments around here. I happen to know that one of us, I’ll let you guess...
A Quick Glance Behind….

A Quick Glance Behind….

    I thought I could ignore it. Well, maybe not ignore it exactly..more like drape it with some trendy designer fabric and put little vintage chalkboards around it that say things in cute curly writing like: “We’re finally here!” “So proud and...