I had messed up. We needed childcare for the event but I had not thought about it beforehand. When I arrived (3 wild children in-tow), it quickly hit me that this was not an everyone kind of event. “But I didn’t know we needed childcare. I thought it was for everyone.”...
He has always been one of my heroes. Although I was only 10 when he died, I have a lot of memories of Pa. Special memories that seem more vivid than so many others from childhood. I remember Ma & Pa’s house and the carport with white metal poles where Pa’s car sat. My...
Hallelujah… We finished a quarter of school. There was a time when I thought I would throw in the towel too early (okay more than one time). This first 9 weeks has been difficult, stretching, beautiful. We have changed EVERYTHING since the beginning of school… from who sits...
A few things are permanent fixtures on my desk, including my iMac, printer, really cool speakers… and my giant Yoda PEZ dispenser (which actually plays the theme song when you open it, by the way). Yoda is my reminder to keep moving forward. To unlearn what I have learned…...
It had been three months since I’d pulled out the Taylor on a Sunday morning. This time was different. Same purpose, different stage. For Father’s Day, Jeff wanted to have church at home, and he wanted me to lead our family in worship. What a gift. What a responsibility. It...