When I was a little girl the church we attended had a children's church. It was not at all like children's ministry today with colorful murals, indoor playgrounds, kid-friendly music and cool video based Bible lessons. It was called "Little Church" and it was literally a tiny child-sized sanctuary with little pews, a little pulpit and little… Continue reading Leaning
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Celebrate!
Jesus said, "I came that you might have life and have it in its fullness." John 10:10 Oprah said, "The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." I love it when my favorite people agree on things. With our new grandson, we are in a season of… Continue reading Celebrate!
Baby Lessons
Mondays and Tuesdays. Those are normally the most difficult and routine days of the week, filled with back to work, school and chores usually. It seems those two days are the least likely to be fun. Not so for me right now. Life has fallen pleasantly so that I'm spending Mondays and Tuesdays with our… Continue reading Baby Lessons
Five Years
Five years ago today I found a lump in my breast. I was 49 years old and completely unprepared for the journey that would follow. For some reason, I never dreamed that cancer could happen to me at that point in my life. In some ways I had it easy, only a lumpectomy, only one lymph… Continue reading Five Years
Lock Eyes and Smile
Even though it was 27 years ago, I still remember my daughter's first smile. I'd been giving and giving and giving to that child. I shared my body with her. I gave birth to her which was a pretty major endeavor. And then for those first six weeks or so it was that endless cycle of… Continue reading Lock Eyes and Smile
