Tag: grace
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Not Good Enough!
Broken bones need to be treated with respect. If a doctor is involved in adjusting the break so the bone can mend fully and well, it’s something that needs to be taken seriously. Over two weeks ago, Sloane broke both bones in her left arm attempting trapeze-quality jumping from a swing. She received a soft…
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Tattle Tale/Betrayal
photo courtesy of Birmingham Museum Trust on Unsplash “Mom, she hit me first!” “No, she started it!” “Did not! She started it!” I’m grateful my kids have grown old enough to not tattle on one another anymore. But when they were little, somebody was always crabbing about somebody else. On long car drives, there would…
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Where’s The Restraint?
photo courtesy of David Garrison on Pexels I lost my temper the other day. This is not unusual, though I’m an adaptable person, going with the flow rather than expressing my anger in an outward way. I’m also a passionate person who sees a principle, a truth, being ignored and will respond with a heightened…
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A Remarkable Plus One
There are many today who have chosen not to have children. I respect them for their decisions–I don’t know the stories others carry with them that impacts these choices, but they’re significant and carefully made. I have friends and family who choose this for many reasons, much of it reflecting personal health and life circumstances.…
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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…
Tip of My Iceberg 