My daughters finally cornered me.
“Mommy, are you really the Easter Bunny!?”
After a few minutes of trying to skirt around the subject by asking them questions, like “What do you think?”, I realized it was futile. I caved in.
“I’m not going to lie to you. Yes, I’m the Easter Bunny.”
My five-year-old replied in a hushed, yet [...]
I mean, really?! How can it be that I will be forty years old in less than two months?
I’ve seen it coming for some time now. It started gradually enough.
Slowly, but surely, the daring nighties and satin bras took flight from their lavender paper lined home. The unmentionable drawer is now teeming with mammoth, cotton [...]
When my oldest daughter was three, she and I were strolling along the beach in search of shell treasures. It was December, and there didn’t seem to be much in the way of beautiful shells to be found. As we made our way down the steps to the beach, Peyton ran in excited anticipation to [...]
My kids have always had a unique perspective of things. For example, sometimes when we get caught at a red light, instead letting out a loud sigh of frustration (like their mother often does), they squeal with delight. “Look mom, we’re first in line!” they shout.
When I’m perturbed that my daily schedule is all of [...]
The following blog is a reprint of an article I wrote published in Proverbs 31 Magazine (2004).
As parents, it is often difficult to keep from devoting every single ounce of energy to our children. When they are babies, we are responsible for caring for their every need. As they grow and become more independent, we [...]
Today’s post is a simple poem. I wrote it about 15 years ago. Wow, I’m old!
A Friend For Life
I saw an old friend of mine the other day.
It’s always good to see someone whom means something to you.
We caught up with events-
but time was short.
“Let’s stay in touch,” I said before we parted.
no paper to [...]
This was a devotion I wrote for Proverbs 31. I wanted to re-post it here because I needed to be reminded of what I need to learn! Hope it blesses you in some way.
1 Chronicles 29: 9a, “The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to [...]
A friend of mine recently forwarded me an interesting link. It was one where you find out your birth verse. “Birth verse” consists of 366 verses chosen from the 66 books of the Bible. Each verse correlates the chapter and verse with its month and day. To find your verse, you simply plug in your [...]
One of my absolute favorite things about getting to do book signings is getting to meet people I don’t know yet. I love sharing stories of family, comparing favorite books, and discovering how much we have in common with one another.
One theme that continues to bless me is genuine encouragement from complete strangers. Even if [...]
Many times I look at my two daughters, ages eight and five, and marvel at the miracle of life. As most mothers, I feel extremely blessed to be in the “mommy club”. However, sometimes I even weep with thankfulness, and my heart tenders at the thought of women struggling through infertility. I will always remember [...]
