It’s Mama….. Today was a good day…. It was a day spent with you, Madison. It was good to wrap up food I had prepared yesterday and fix you a little “lunch” box for this week so you don’t have to cook. It was good to sit on the couch with Ladder, you, and…
DetailsIts Mama….Sometimes, It Is Nice to Be Just a daughter Hubby and I traveled West this weekend to “take care of” my mother who had knee replacement surgery three weeks ago and daddy who was at the end of pneumonia and to give a little respite to my brother, Jim, who has been Mama’s primary…
DetailsIts Mama…..I Gave You a Heart Rock All of my children were surprised by the rock that I gave them for Christmas. I am not the ordinary mom….a little to verbal…a little too sentimental…a little too direct at times. But I know something they don’t know I know that our lives are changing at a…
DetailsIts Mama….It’s a New Year Dear Children, Happy New Year 2022! New Year feels different this year. I am not sure if it is because this year truly made me and Ian “empty nesters” or if it is the realization that in eighty-six days, I will turn the big 60. I am not sure if…
DetailsIt’s Mama……A Quiet Life Children, As we enter a new year of 2022, I think about individuals who have impacted me in a kind, loving, and positive way and often, it is your Uncle Jim who comes to mind. One of your Uncle Jim’s favorite passages is “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet…
DetailsThe Best is Yet to Come I haven’t wrote any blogs for a while, at least for the public view. I’ve had so much happen since my last blog, that it would take a year to completely capture the details of the grace, peace, and blessings I have experienced in the past 3 months.…
DetailsFacing Your Fears so you can Reach Your Dreams There are times in our lives where we have to face our very real and genuine fears to reach our ultimate dreams, goals, and aspirations. Sometimes, those fears are “in our heads” or “bigger than what they really are” so facing them is a simple matter…
DetailsIts Mama……S is for Speakerphone, Simple, and Sanctuary S is for Speakerphone Children, I would have liked to see your expression when you saw this week’s S words for my blog. I can only imagine the chuckle and thought, “where in the world is she going with…
DetailsIt’s Mama……R is for Respite, River, and Refinement I have always written this blog for my children. It started when my friend Tammy challenged me to write as I processed a challenging time in my life and it continued because it is my legacy to my children. But, I write tonight for my daughter….my hero…my…
DetailsIt’s Mama Q is for Quiet My children know that one of my favorite verses in the Bible is… “The Lord will fight for you; you need only be quiet” Exodus 14:14 I love this scripture It has carried me through many different seasons in my life It has carried me through…
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