Sometimes I can’t decide if I should be complimented or insulted. When my son went away to college, he didn’t seem to be too homesick. He was rooming with a childhood friend and I thought that was making his transition easier. But around Thanksgiving time I found out why I hadn’t heard from either of … [Read more…]
Every year, the day before my birthday, my dad would say, “Just think, you and I have something in common.” I would fall for it every year. I would say, “what’s that Dad?” I wanted to have something in common with my dad. He would say, “After today, you and I will never be 11 … [Read more…]
“Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning. Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God. For gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment.” Joel 2:12-13 The last few weeks have had … [Read more…]
Our community is hurting. This morning, right as students were getting to school and heading to class, a classmate opened fire at Marshall County High School. It doesn’t appear that it mattered to him who he shot, he was just shooting. Right now it’s been said that two are dead and a dozen more shot. … [Read more…]
My daddy died when I was 19 years old. I was a freshman at Western Kentucky University. He had been sick for 2 years. That’s not right. He had been sick my entire life. He had Type 1 Diabetes. He got it when he was 19 years old. So every day of his life he … [Read more…]
I became a mother when I was 26 years old. I had been desperate for a child for 5 years as I struggled with infertility and month after month of grief. The day I became a mother my life changed. It would take me years to realize in how many ways. I spent the next … [Read more…]
I love to send out Christmas cards. It’s not hard to get on my list. I think I started years and years ago and just keep adding to the list. This year, after the tree has come down and the presents put away I thought it was time to go through the cards and see … [Read more…]
I wouldn’t say that it was on my bucket list but I can remember wanting to go to a concert on New Year’s Eve in Nashville. I remember flying into Nashville from a business trip and a huge billboard was promoting a New Year’s concert. I don’t remember who the artist was but I do … [Read more…]
When I was growing up my mama was always around. She was everywhere. I’m sure she got some alone time but with 3 kids under 5 she kept pretty busy. At the time she did not work outside of the home so her job was to raise us into the people we were supposed to … [Read more…]
I know that I tell the same stories every year about this time but they are my stories and I go with them. When I was in high school, our speech and debate team would travel over Thanksgiving to Pittsburg, PA to compete in an NFL tournament. No, not football. We were an all-girl school. … [Read more…]