The best-laid plans of a Mom often go awry. Just a week, seven little days, have past since I was on the mountaintop with the Lord dreaming about the adventures which await this New Year. I was energized and ready to take on the world for the cause of Christ.…
Read moreAs I am writing this post, Saturday, December 29th, 2007, I am in a plane looking down on a storm system which crept in overnight from the Pacific Ocean. It is slowly moving inland over Southern California. It is a stunning display of white puffy beauty nestled over pine dotted…
Read moreIt’s a special day in early December and the third grade students are busy searching their bedrooms for unopened pizza parlor gifts, fast food giveaways, birthday party goodie, and unused knick-knacks from their desks. Their teacher reminded them yesterday that it’s Shoebox 2 Share time. The kids are encouraged to…
Read moreOkay, How many of you are scrapbookers? I remember when the scrapbooking craze started in the 1990’s. I was invited to a scrapbook party through a neighbor. We sat around the kitchen table and created a magnificent photo collage of memories. My page was comprised of photos and memorabilia from…
Read moreOrdinary yet remarkably extraordinary. There is nothing more familiar or more mysterious than; The Human Body. “Do you want to sit down and watch this program I recorded last week” my husband inquired? His invitation surprised me. I don’t watch much television and usually don’t watch the war documentaries he…
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