A soul that walks on water leaves no footprints, but will make waves."
I decided to try putting Aron in charge of cleaning the playroom the other morning.
It was interesting.
It was his job to clean it up and he had his older brothers at his disposal.
First I had an 8 year old meekly crawl into my lap and expl…
Before we said “I do.”
Before we marched into that crowd of friendly faces and promised every freckle and scar to each other’s care.
Before the rehearsal dinner.
Before the invitations were sent.
Before I said yes.
Before the ring sparkled from the…
I took my “Do Not Disturb” sign down for the summer and my quiet has officially been “Disturbed”.
This week is VBS and the boys and I are all four committed to being at the church every morning. Add that to the regular activities of summer, like l…
With her head up, Miss Carrie Jeanne Shole,
Thought benevolence just a deep hole.
“Get a job!” she would spout,
When she saw a hand out,
For her purse far outweighed her poor soul.
Sunday our congregation sang Holy, Holy, Holy. One of the classics. The first song in the Baptist Hymnal, number 5 in the Mennonite Hymnal (The red one, it’s number 120 in the blue one)…
Maybe I do know a little too much about hymnals.
…and…
Life isn’t fragile!
The thought stormed my conscience as if to shake me into realization.
I had heard of recent failings, of death and sorrow, of tiny flames snuffed out before their chance to light the world beyond their parent’s arms. And my…
In deep sorrow Bree spoke from her heart
That this was not an end, but a start
For she had not displayed
Of what stuff she was made
Until the world up and tore her apart
emotions are like smells…they linger
get rid of them as soon as possible, vent, open window etc.
I woke up swinging today.
The fight wasn’t my own and I never let fly any literal punches, but I felt the blows to my temple and gut.
When my eyelids are sprung by bird calls and 5:15 sunshine, I don’t mind. When my whole body jerks to a scream…
When Janice looked close at her sister
She was shocked by a huge fever blister
This would not behoove
For their dad wouldn’t approve
Of the boy that had secretly kissed her