Life as a mom, nana and follower of Christ; hoping to share from lessons learned
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Thank you mom for all that you taught me and all of the things you did to show your love. Thank you for wearing necklaces lovingly crafted from macaroni noodles; for hanging countless masterpieces on the fridge, for making me believe I was gifted, talented, beautiful and…
It was a muggy Sunday afternoon and the steam rose up from the pavement as I traveled towards Miami to visit my granddaughter in the hospital. Thankfully, I was nice and chilly thanks to my Explorer’s air conditioning unit. As I took in the beauty around me and prayed for our little Cali and other […]
[Continue reading...]Today’s prompt hit a nerve as soon as I read the word….surface. My mind immediately began to form poems about layers and things hidden deep within. It affected me because it reminds me of a topic that I’ve been contemplating for days. A few nights ago, I taught on Motives; those deeply private and often […]
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The prompt was “Crisis” and since NICU parents deal with this all the time, I thought this was appropriate. My daughter and I had a great day with our little Cali yesterday. I blogged before about Cali’s premature arrival and the complications she has faced since. She is 3 ½ months old and we still […]
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Was the game called Sorry where you move game piece forward or back based on where you land? The other day my daughter said, “Two steps forward and ten steps back” and I visualized that game. She was referring to her baby’s progress this week after three months in the NICU. She was frustrated, exhausted both […]
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Here’s a quick poem for today’s prompt….Journey Journey I’m going on a journey Don’t be surprised to see me smile Please don’t try to bring me back I’ll be gone a little while I’ll back up from today To a time when they were small I’ll put years in reverse Like they never passed […]
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This week holds two special days for me; one is the anniversary of my marriage, which symbolizes a beautiful beginning and the other is the anniversary of the death of my mother which epitomizes an agonizing final chapter in the book of my life. Since 1996, I…
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I am just sitting here on this rainy night, contemplating our upcoming anniversary outing this weekend. We will probably drive a few hours just to “get away” and go fishing, something we both enjoy and I don’t have the pleasure of doing very often. I felt the…
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We often fail as parents. Although we love our children dearly, the truth is, we aren’t perfect. We make mistakes. Since I’m older and one of the reasons I blog is to share something that might inspire, encourage or teach someone, I thought I’d share one of…
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