The Question I Never Wanted to Hear
I remember a day long ago when Patrick was about 6 years old (he’s 17 now) when he came to me and told me that Jordan and Shawn were carrying buckets of water and he tried to carry one, too, but he...
View ArticleComfort for Parents Who Mourn
I did not write this poem, a beautiful Spirit-inspired revision of The Night Before Christmas. But I found it on Facebook and wanted to share it for parents around this country who mourn. The...
View ArticleOur Christmas Was in Jeopardy Yet Again!
You know about our crazy Christmas journey two years ago when we had to postpone Christmas until January 29th because of being stuck in a hotel for 3 weeks right before Christmas and not being able to...
View ArticleWe Can Choose Greatness
Nothing is impossible with God! Do we really believe this? Nick Vujicic does. He lives life to the fullest with no arms and no legs. I don’t ever watch Oprah – ever! But this show offers the truth of...
View ArticleBelated Birthday Party and Growing Money Trees
We had a birthday party for Shawn. His birthday is Jan. 5. We had his party on Feb. 19. We also celebrated Kelsey’s birthday at the same time. Her birthday was July 20, but on her birthday we had just...
View ArticleIn Which God Gives Little Ole Me a Word of Knowledge
The coolest thing just happened. We had been praying with a friend about getting the money for a plane ticket to Australia. She is going there for a job as a nanny, and the job she has here doesn’t...
View ArticleOne Homeschool Graduate’s Path
Our oldest son is now 22. We homeschooled him through his whole life. He never stepped foot in a school building. I taught him phonics, reading, basic math and read lots of library books to him when he...
View ArticleAfter Nine Months of Unemployment – We Have a Job!
We finally got our breakthrough today! Gary starts his job tomorrow! I’m very excited! More radical changes are on the way. Here are a few in the last month: 1. Shawn has been working at his job for a...
View ArticleI’m His Secret Garden
I went through a time a couple months ago when I knew that the Lord was trying to take me to a new level in my relationship with Him. It felt similar to the time He was trying to tell me that He...
View ArticleThe Day Our World Changed
It was an ordinary day and I was doing the ordinary task of sending Gary an encouraging e-mail at work. It was a day in December 2001 just months after 9-11, that day the song “It’s the End of the...
View ArticleOur Christmas Was in Jeopardy Yet Again!
You know about our crazy Christmas journey two years ago when we had to postpone Christmas until January 29th because of being stuck in a hotel for 3 weeks right before Christmas and not being able to...
View ArticleWe Can Choose Greatness
Nothing is impossible with God! Do we really believe this? Nick Vujicic does. He lives life to the fullest with no arms and no legs. I don’t ever watch Oprah – ever! But this show offers the truth of...
View ArticleBelated Birthday Party and Growing Money Trees
We had a birthday party for Shawn. His birthday is Jan. 5. We had his party on Feb. 19. We also celebrated Kelsey’s birthday at the same time. Her birthday was July 20, but on her birthday we had just...
View ArticleIn Which God Gives Little Ole Me a Word of Knowledge
The coolest thing just happened. We had been praying with a friend about getting the money for a plane ticket to Australia. She is going there for a job as a nanny, and the job she has here doesn’t...
View ArticleOne Homeschool Graduate’s Path
Our oldest son is now 22. We homeschooled him through his whole life. He never stepped foot in a school building. I taught him phonics, reading, basic math and read lots of library books to him when he...
View ArticleAfter Nine Months of Unemployment – We Have a Job!
We finally got our breakthrough today! Gary starts his job tomorrow! I’m very excited! More radical changes are on the way. Here are a few in the last month: 1. Shawn has been working at his job for a...
View ArticleI’m His Secret Garden
I went through a time a couple months ago when I knew that the Lord was trying to take me to a new level in my relationship with Him. It felt similar to the time He was trying to tell me that He...
View ArticleComfort for Parents Who Mourn
I did not write this poem, a beautiful Spirit-inspired revision of The Night Before Christmas. But I found it on Facebook and wanted to share it for parents around this country who mourn. The...
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