When my friend Linda and I were teenagers we would take the ten-minute walk uptown to a local restaurant and have coffee. Linda and I finished high school, and I went on to marry my sweetheart Vance, and have a large family. Linda moved from Wawa after high school and worked with people who had … [Read more...] about Be Fruitful and Multiply
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Knight in Shining Armour
When you were a teenager was there a point in your life where you almost made a really stupid decision that would have ruined your life forever? I can relate, I was one of those foolish girls... When I was in high school and was at an age where I knew better than my mother what life was all about, … [Read more...] about Knight in Shining Armour
Tossing Your Hope In One Basket
Ever hear that saying, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket?" There was a twist to that saying in my mind, "Don't put all your hope in one basket." At least that is what I was telling myself by December 27th when I was having a momentary pity party. My son Kyle had made a turn around in … [Read more...] about Tossing Your Hope In One Basket
Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Twenty-eight years ago today, my husband Vance and I were racing through the streets of our city in a panicked state. All my dreams were about to come true... I would become a mother. I lay in my bed six hours later exhaustion and joy overwhelming every part of my soul and body. Just three years … [Read more...] about Sleep In Heavenly Peace
My Brother’s Keeper
This post is dedicated to our children; Charity, Dan, Devyn, Aryanna, Eythan and Jazmin. Thank you, for being your brother's keeperđź’— Have you ever been to a movie that turns you into a blubbering mess? If your a man, have you been to one that caused you to swallow your Adam's apple a hundred times? … [Read more...] about My Brother’s Keeper
When Truth Sets You Free
I looked through the tiny hole in the cardboard box and could see the crowd of parents smiling and laughing. I had been sitting in there for a few minutes in my costume, and it was beginning to get stuffy and warm. Somehow I had been convinced by my sweet and lovely Kindergarten teacher that I had … [Read more...] about When Truth Sets You Free