Tag: Bible
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Balloon Bash–Or Bust?
When we finally celebrated John’s birthday with all the grands, it was more a party along the level of an elementary school child. It’s why John connects so well with children. The kids had gotten a plethora of balloons for the celebration, filled with helium and bobbing around like apples in a tub of water.…
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Nobody Wants To Be Cut Down
I love trees. My husband says I relate to trees like I do people–each one has a personality and quirks. All of them have value. We have a live oak in our front yard that is slowly doing damage to our driveway, water pipes, and lawn. The root system sits high so there are these…
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Simple Things Aren’t Always Intuitive
Why does it surprise me when simple things become the best options? The grands have each become adept at technology. From two to eighteen, all have a wealth of knowledge on how to use smartphones, remotes, and helping Nana navigate changing systems or screens or whatever Nana is struggling with at the moment. It’s humbling.…
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Heroes Count The Cost
Veterans Day was yesterday. A day of special recognition for us growing up, we always got the day off school. Many of our parents had chosen to fight in wars because patriotism was a high value, taught to and caught by us kids. Freedom was a topic of great pride and appreciation in our family.…
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Wheels Don’t Make The Deal
Right before John and I got married, he’d purchased a new car that was sleek, had a monster engine, and could hit speeds I’d never driven before. I know because I used to drive that car to the school where I taught on country roads. I hit 110 miles per hour. What a rush. Years…
Tip of My Iceberg 