You are standing in the dark. Under your feet you feel solid ground, but as you put your hand forward to see if there is something near you, you feel nothing. You cannot even see your hand as it strains and gropes while you slowly pivot with your feet. You can feel nothing. What are [...]
I’m taking a quick time-out from cleaning to rant. Yesterday, a friend and I were talking about how many other cultures have maids. Even in developing nations where there is a lot of poverty, it is unheard of to live without a maid and/or nanny. Why, then, in our blessed nation do [...]
We were at the barn the other day and Seth wanted to ride Emma. He had been acting hyper most of the evening and when he looked at me he had that wild-eyed, out of control look that I have come to recognize. It’s the look that says, “you can say what you [...]
Recently my church had a series called “When Life Hurts Most” that really expounded on my previous post about living through pain. Many people commented about that post through personal e-mail and shared their own experiences with me, so I would like to add what I learned from our recent series. (Incidentally, I love hearing [...]