A number of years ago, at the close of a long day, I drove up to our little neighborhood post office to get the mail. It was dark, I had a rare headache, and I was alone. After I pulled the letters fr...  Read More

My daughter-in-law asked me if I would be willing to encourage the moms in her homeschool group.  She told me it would be casual and I only needed to share for about 10-15 minutes. I was honored.  I w...  Read More

You never know when it will be the last time.  Things that have been a part of your life for as long as you can remember will end.  At some point, you will have your last experience, your last bite, y...  Read More

This is a repost from 5 years ago this month:GraceAnna was in the States for a few months while Grant was on the ship. Last Thursday, Carl and I took her to the airport for an early morning flight bac...  Read More

I remember those days…Days when I would be so tired at night my eyes closed before my head hit the pillow and I couldn't  even remember falling asleep.Days when sleep would not come because all I coul...  Read More

My daddy went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 28, 2014. I’m still sad but at the same time, it's a sad filled with joy.  Broken hearted Joy. I’m not sad for him.  I’m sad for me.  I miss...  Read More

I received the following as part of a long letter from a very perceptive young woman a few years ago.  She asked so many great thought-provoking questions but the one I am sharing today is one I have ...  Read More

And as I was typing in the title for this post, instead of typing "housework" as a compound word, I decided to make it a command ~ House, Work!  Wouldn't you just love to tell your house to work?  Wou...  Read More