A soul that walks on water leaves no footprints, but will make waves."
“Why do you wear clothes like that?”
“You don’t live where we live, so you can’t play with us.”
“You’re not very pretty.”
“You’re so fat.”
Stinging words from children. A friend posted on facebook yesterday that a child had used words like…
Tears come in the wake of grace.
I heard the words so softly at first. They didn’t penetrate, because I didn’t know I was was in need. I was simply answering a call.
“Can you come? We’d love to hear you again.”
When asked what the theme fo…
MOPS. Mothers Of PreSchoolers. It starts tomorrow at our church and I am helping start it. I’ve checked off, and am still checking off, oodles of important things on my list. I have been sewing, I’ve made phone calls, I’ve answered texts and emails,…
A Spaniard named Cristóbal Bellatin,
Had bones that were bendy like gelatin.
He slouched when he walked,
He slurred when he talked,
And he longed for a nice exoskeleton.
The road never slips out from underneath.
It only refuses to wind with our emotions.
The way never gets lost.
It is faithful regardless of our sense of direction.
The truth never becomes muddled or gray.
It is steadfast and we are p…
Just got home from taking the boys to school and getting some groceries. Adventures never cease and this morning was going so smoothly until…
Aron and I had a little difference of opinion that tempted and compelled him to disobey which resulted in…
When Wendy said “yes” to dear Walter
She was quick to make sure he didn’t falter
She said “Dear, by and large
I will be in charge!”
So he left her alone at the alter.
I sat in church Sunday morning in Michigan, watching a video of work being done in Haiti, work I wasn’t there to do, work I seemingly had little to do with. As I heard the songs I remembered my brother calling me and asking for some suggestions for mus…
Im out of town…when i get back I’m going to tell you about a bowl of bean and bacon soup that literally changed my life.
When sweet Bessy and Lula were girls
They wore giggles and cotton and curls
But now that they’ve grown
Decorum is shown
They wear gossip and collars and pearls