OH! THE PLACES YOU'LL GO! You'll be on y our way up! You'll be seeing great sights! You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights. I realize Dr Suess penned these words in his book, “Oh the places you’ll go” to teach children about the journey of life, and help them … Continue reading Oh the things you will see
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It can’t be this hard
I looked at my iwatch. “Seriously!” It was blinking orange. “No way. I should be in the red zone by now.” Red was flashing across the monitor for everyone except me. My heart rate was still in the orange zone. I was pedaling as fast as my thighs could churn as still my heart rate … Continue reading It can’t be this hard
Nerf Gun Wars and Scattered Thoughts
I ducked my head as a nerf dart whizzed past my right ear. I had become a pawn in a nerf gun war between my grandson Lucas and my daughter Nikki and my grandson Asher and my son-in-law Adam. My living room became a battlefield and my husband, my mom, and I had become human … Continue reading Nerf Gun Wars and Scattered Thoughts
“Thank You for giving to the Lord. I am a life that was changed.”
The pictures of my dad scrolled across the screen as Ray Boltz song, “Thank you for giving to the Lord” played on in the background. It was the day of his funeral and my daughter created a video to honor dad and my mom. The song was the perfect choice for me. Today we remember … Continue reading “Thank You for giving to the Lord. I am a life that was changed.”
Boys, Basketballs, and Bending
I kicked the basketball as I went through the darkened living room. The sun was just beginning break through the horizon. “Now where do that ball come from?” I know it wasn’t there before we went to bed. It was like an invisible hand had rolled the ball into the room to remind me of … Continue reading Boys, Basketballs, and Bending
My Valentines to you
“Be mine.” Four of my favorite valentines these days are my grandsons. Kevin and I shopped for the perfect gift to give them on this Valentine’s Day. Asher and Lucas got LaCross cleats. I am now a LaCross fan. Zeke is into everything related to Cars movies. I scoured Amazon to find any Car he … Continue reading My Valentines to you
My coffee maker and me
If you knew me I would not be one you might label as obsessive compulsive or OCD. If I took a personality test I would probably score very low in those types of tendencies. But for some very odd reason, I am obsessively compulsive about a clean coffee maker. One might even label me a … Continue reading My coffee maker and me
Exhaustive Emptiness
“Exhaustive Emptiness.” I love the phrase. I only wish I had coined it. It came from one of my favorite authors, Max Lucado. It was in a recent devotional of his. Exhaustive emptiness describes those moments in your day when your spinning your wheels and you don’t see that anything you are doing is accomplishing … Continue reading Exhaustive Emptiness
Where the Wild Things are
Day 3 - Where the Wild Things Are Come listen as Kevin reads from my new book “On the Way - 40 days traveling with Jesus one the way to the cross.” 2059CFB3-E83D-45DE-8DE0-53DE95A025B6 Do you feel like you are in a dry season or a desert place? John the Baptist heard the call of God … Continue reading Where the Wild Things are
They call me LaLa
They call me “LaLa,” but that is definitely not the grandmother name I intended to acquire. I wanted to be “Lolli” and I wanted Kevin to be “Pop.” However, through the years and beginning with our first grandson, Asher, my name has evolved into “LaLa” and Kevin’s is “Pop Pop.” The name “LaLa” is a … Continue reading They call me LaLa