Deeply Dreaming Of Our Wedding

Good morning... Arriving home from my time away, I opened the invitation to our oldest son's wedding. I savored the handmade beauty. I took the picture above and texted it to our daughter-in-love-to-be, letting her know how much I appreciate her tender loving care with every little detail. I also shared the photo and gratitude with her mom, [...]

By |2023-07-30T00:46:32-04:00July 29th, 2023|Family and Friends, God's Love, Joy|

Facing Things We Didn’t Choose

Good morning... "I don't know if you're online with Kate Bowler's messages, so I wanted to pass this along to you," wrote my dear friend. "I saw it a few weeks ago and I thought it was so poignant, especially for those of us who are struggling with very difficult situations," [...]

By |2023-07-05T02:02:39-04:00July 5th, 2023|Family and Friends, Pain, Trust God|

When Depression Creeps In

Good morning... Amid this time of year with graduations, weddings, and special days dedicated to mothers and fathers, depression can creep in for some of us who feel depleted and disconnected, with high hopes and deep dreams derailed. I just read the obituary for Libby Wood, with this challenging sentence: "Sadly, she lost her battle with depression on [...]

By |2023-05-15T03:43:34-04:00May 15th, 2023|Depression, Family and Friends, Trust God|

Almost A Mother-In-Law

Good morning... This Mother's Day weekend, I realize that in 112 days I will be a mother-in-law. I am excited to let down my hair and be openly receptive to all the intimate ways I will be touched by our new daughter, Chandler. Chandler works for Earl Grey Floral in Austin, Texas and has been asked by her [...]

By |2023-05-13T03:24:06-04:00May 13th, 2023|Abundance, Family and Friends, God's Love|

Watching Our Son Grow

Good morning... This Mother's Day week, I marvel at the way God is growing our youngest son. Finishing strong his junior year at the University of Georgia, Jeremiah has grown in some very significant ways. Initiative. Motivation. Expanding an idea outside the traditional box. After doing various odd jobs over the past several summers and removing Christmas trees [...]

By |2023-05-12T10:09:46-04:00May 12th, 2023|Family and Friends, God's Plan, Organic Growth|

As Our Families Expand

Good morning... I wake to remnants of our oldest son's engagement party. A homemade congratulations banner. A line-up of photos from their eight months of dating. A frig full of leftover food and beverages. Remnants of a wonderful whirlwind weekend. Just now, as I sat down to blog about our one-of-a-kind Saturday, at 1:40 am came a rustle [...]

By |2023-03-01T08:41:31-05:00February 27th, 2023|Family and Friends, God's Plan, Organic Growth|

I Was Forced To Unplug

Good morning... Traveling with my husband Steve to a destination wedding he was officiating, I had no idea I would be completely unplugged. In our quaint, quiet cottage, we had no wi-fi, no internet, no cell service, no television. That meant no blog posts created for our written word community on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. I was forced [...]

By |2023-02-13T03:18:52-05:00February 13th, 2023|Everyday life, Family and Friends, Peace|

Grieving Kaitlyn Together

Good morning... "Kaitlyn passed away," read yesterday's early morning text from our 26-year-old daughter. Since Kaitlyn's car accident on New Year's Eve, we have all been praying diligently for her healing. She was put into a medically induced coma to relieve the pressure on her brain. It seems that, as the doctors tried to wean her off the [...]

By |2023-01-20T08:20:10-05:00January 20th, 2023|Faith, Family and Friends, Grief|

Her Grieving Heart

Good morning... "It was often very tender and sometimes sore over the holidays," she texted about her grieving heart. "Longing. Causing plenty of tears of remembering and of grief over not enough life shared. All the family went away together and had a loving and kind respite. It was honest and a loving time. We let each other [...]

By |2023-01-09T00:54:35-05:00January 9th, 2023|Family and Friends, Grief, Light In Darkness|

This Messy Morning After

Good morning... On December 26th, I love being the first awake in a quiet home full of sleeping people. I brew a 12-cup pot of our family's favorite coffee, fill up my personal "COMFORT" mug, and nestle beneath the fuzzy blanket with our smallest furry dog. Surveying the situation, my eyes pick up the mounds of "mess" strewn [...]

By |2022-12-26T08:38:23-05:00December 26th, 2022|Everyday life, Family and Friends, God's Love|
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