Tag: faith
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Two Sides; Same Coin
She has two speeds–fully on, fully off. When she’s on, she doesn’t sit. Even eating is a challenge with keeping her bum attached to her chair. Containment of any kind is anathema to her. Kolly is just over two, and being quite verbal, she’s quick to tell everyone what she’s feeling and what precisely she’d…
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Dream A Little Dream
Two of our dearest friends have just moved to Colorado, a place near and dear to our hearts. Our fourth child was born there–mostly because I didn’t want to leave when I was supposed to and have her in Wisconsin where we were living at the time. Our daughter is a dear for sending us…
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Making A Statement
Each of them had had a full head of hair. Some may have described it as shaggy. All are soccer players who enjoyed the appearance of their individual locks of hair. One of them had the bold idea to shave their hair for the summer. It’s been unbelievably hot and humid here, so there was…
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What’s So Great About Freedom?
photo courtesy of Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Growing up with hard-working parents who had high expectations for each of us kids was a gift and a challenge. I learned that a good work ethic could make the difference in how I lived. The other side of that was I wanted freedom from the many rules…
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I’m Still Standing
He ran into a bridge. Granted it was a playground bridge, but it wasn’t miniscule. It was large enough to be seen from a distance. He wasn’t looking for it. Mason, at six, is a competitive go-getter who hates the idea of slowing down or losing. He’s an incredibly focused young man who keeps his…
Tip of My Iceberg 