Life as a wife, mom, nana and follower of Christ; hoping to share from lessons learned
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…
Life is a saga, a long and complicated story with many details. It doesn’t matter who you are, if you live very long at all this applies. Our life begins on page one, with our birth and if you have ever been in a room of women discussing childbirth, that can be a saga in […]
[Continue reading...]The Daily Prompt was pensive; below is my humble offering…. She sat there, dreamily staring out the window; both hands around her favorite cup, which was still warm from the hot tea he had watched her pour earlier. She was in a pensive mood. He was familiar with her moods and he’d seen this particular […]
[Continue reading...]As I pondered the word flourish from today’s prompt, I couldn’t help but think about my one month old granddaughter, Cali. If you read my blog or follow my Facebook page, you are already acquainted with Cali as she has been a repeat guest. She is flourishing in her NICU environment, and almost up to […]
[Continue reading...]The prompt was Underestimate Some things we tend to underestimate….. The power of an Almighty God The effectiveness of a fervent prayer The consequence of a bad decision The contagiousness of a warm smile The loving benefit of a sincere hug The influence of an invested mentor The powerful result of forgiveness The impact of […]
[Continue reading...]Since I like to impart knowledge to the younger crowd, I listen to their conversations with great attentiveness to things that bother them. When I hear them discussing relationships, my ears perk up because I have been married for 22 years and let’s just say I’ve learned a lot. So, in an attempt to […]
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