My heart is grieved today. A thoughtful gift from my son has brought me a bit of pain. My eight-year-old received a packet of flower seeds at school recently. He carried them home for me in his backpack. My precious little boy thought long and hard about where he could put them. He wanted me to be surprised. He was so excited, he knew he had to … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2009
Take a Moment to Remember and Say a Prayer
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” Psalm 33:12As a teenager, waking up first to get in the shower was important. I had to beat my two sisters because I needed as much time as I could to get that "big 80's hair". Each morning when I would shuffle to the bathroom half asleep, I would see my father sitting at our kitchen table. In the … [Read more...]
Congratulations Sweetheart
This precious little girl is my Meghan. My firstborn, my daughter, my heart. I took this picture in 1996 during her preschool graduation. Already a headstrong and sometimes bossy darling, she was as proud as proud could be on this day.And so was I.On Friday I will once again sit with grateful pride, that my God has loved me enough to give me such a … [Read more...]
I’m Sgt. Strict. Who are you?
Today I took a quiz over at We Are That Family. I wasn't surprised at all when my parenting style was graded and I was deemed "Sgt. Strict". When I come into work or call my girlfriend and share my stories from home (many, many, many that I would never share here), they always are surprised at how strict my husband and I are.Even more surprising is … [Read more...]
From Lemons to Lemonade
Forgive me friends. I made the big mistake of posting yesterday when I should have kept my delicate and angelic Proverbs31 mouth tightly shut.You'll be happy to know that I turned to the Lord later, and was reminded of just what He says about busyness and burdens.I took lemons from my post yesterday and made lemonade. Please head over to Laced with … [Read more...]
