Skype is a wonderful thing! Today I was able to see and talk to my oldest son who is teaching English in Korea. We conversed about the challenges of being a faithful follower of Christ in a foreign country. “It’s hard to find a church community where I fit in, […]
Grown-Parenting for Dummies
parents can sadly feel diminished -as if they have become a “minor player” in the life of this “major person” -their grown child. As children become young adults and move into college, the military or full-time jobs; parents can sadly feel diminished -as if they have become a “minor player” […]
Generation to Generation ~ love spills over
The other day my daughter called me on the phone. As soon as I answered, I knew by her trembling voice something was wrong. “Mom, our kitten was killed this morning!” Her greatest concern was how to tell her six year old daughter? “She will be so sad.” Little did […]
Dessert Events {Holiday Edition}
Did you wish Thanksgiving dinner would be as idyllic as a Southern Living magazine or as enjoyable as the Thanksgiving Charlie Brown special with butter on toast and a ping pong dining table? If it wasn’t, there is still time. Christmas is coming… Sadly, for most of us spending time […]
Wondering if this Blogging Shoe Fits
Sounds like “clogging!” And in a way, it is!!! Blogging for me feels like clogging. Sounds far fetched? Well, there are so many ideas and thoughts bouncing around my head that I visualize them “dancing” in my brain. So, for the next days, weeks -or whatever (?), I will attempt […]