If we could look in the window of our neighbor, I wonder what kind of table we would see this Thanksgiving Day? The widow who just recently lost her soul mate of 49 years, sitting at her table alone, staring at the empty seat across from her. The young mother…
Read moreWhen we think of the first Thanksgiving, we think of the early settlers, Pilgrims, and Indians sharing their feast in giving thanks to God for their harvest. In 1782 George Washington made Thanksgiving an official holiday with the Thanksgiving Proclamation. “It being the indispensable duty of all Nations, not only…
Read moreJuly 3, 2009 “Sweetie, I need a few things from the grocery store. Let’s stop there after the eye exam.” I suggested to my husband. With my daughter’s exam complete and glasses ordered, we headed to Dairy Queen. After ordering a cold Banana Split Blizzard, my teen daughter, headed for…
Read moreVisions of Memorial Days past are running through my mind. Marching in or standing on the curb watching patriotic parades in honor of our fallen soldiers, flags waving, Veterans saluting as Old Glory passes by. Homes decorated in patriotic buntings of red, white and blue and the smell of charcoal…
Read more“Delayed obedience is disobedience,” I have heard mothers recite while training their toddler. As mothers we want to teach our child to respond to our voice and to react. It is not because we have a desire to control them, it is because we have a desire to protect them…
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