Tag: Moses
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When The Party’s Over
People plan, prepare, and anticipate Halloween with great excitement. And just as quickly, it’s gone. Walking around the neighborhoods, exclaiming “trick or treat” with gusto, gathering candy like it’s a career, and existing on a small but significant sugar high makes it all more fun than any child can imagine. Until it’s over. It was…
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Cataclysmic Containment
They watched and waited so long for her to learn to walk, urging her to try harder as she stood and rocked back and forth, squatted down, rose back up, then sat. Her big sister was her biggest cheerleader, telling her she could do it. They’re now rethinking their enthusiasm. Thea was a very fast…
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I Really Want That
She’s only a year old, so she hasn’t had an abundance of sugar. She hasn’t fancied much food in general. Until she discovered ice cream. I was at our local Chick-fil-A with two of my daughters and a handful of grands. The world has developed a desire for its nuggets, but they also have a…
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It’s Not What You Think
The speedometer registered 20 miles per hour. I rarely drive that slowly, but that’s what was funny about this. I wasn’t driving at all. The car was stopped. I knew something was wrong. I had driven to do some errands and was more than a little surprised that cars were whipping past me as if…
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Who’s Following Who?
I’ve never considered myself a confident person. Sure, I am confident in certain situations and with select groups. But unabashed confidence isn’t my typical demeanor, especially if I’m in a place I’ve never been. I have a daughter, Melody, who is one of the most confident people I know. Even if she’s not completely sure…
Tip of My Iceberg 