I’ve been doing a lot of research. On crazy things. Like the history of diapers. Did you know they used to wrap kids into “swaddling clothes” and leave them unchanged for days? When cloth rags began to be used in the same way as modern diapers, they were changed maybe once a day, shaken out, … Continue reading Thank God I Live Today
Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo… Pick me! Pick me! Well, it wasn’t quite that easy or that random, but I’ve been chosen! I’m special! I’m a match! On our journey into our son’s kidney disease and his journey on to get a transplant, we recently got the exciting news. Since he was born and we knew … Continue reading Pick Me! (Kidney Donor)
“Hey, Mom! I met this girl…” It was my oldest son calling, just a few months after leaving home for college. His voice was tremulous. Perhaps he thought I was going to scold him, tell him he was too young to get “involved.” He was young, but I didn’t think telling him that wasn’t … Continue reading More Precious Than Jewels
I’m sorry. Those are words I get a lot of practice using. I mess up a lot. I hurt people without intending to. I am so thankful for the people in my life who forgive me and move on, still loving me despite my hot headedness and stubborn nature. Today, I want to look … Continue reading For the Love of God (Wrestling and Faith)
It’s May with all its showers and flowers. I trust that sometime along the way we should be getting some sunny days. These crazy rain storms have got to end soon. But hey—no more drought, right? Actually, with only floods and mud, we have been some of the lucky ones. (Here’s the view just … Continue reading Life Lessons and Motherhood
Another Day to Smile 