This week has been months …really years…in the planning. Our daughter is graduating from high school. It’s surreal and all-too-real at the same time…somewhat like a dream. She and I have spent hours gathering and compiling moments captured on film for her Senior class board. But this simple board can’t hold all that we cherish of this … Continue reading
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His Hand in Mine – (Five Minute Friday)
In the back of that dark movie theatre, his hand inches closer to mine. Butterflies fly and my heart flutters. Our pinkies brush together and he holds my hand in his. Walking out of that movie theatre, we ran into friends and they ran into my smile. From then on out, we were pretty linked…hand in hand. … Continue reading
Why we need a superhero.
“Matt, come eat your breakfast.” Wearing his Batman shirt and Tigger/Pooh blanket cape, he responds, “I can’t…. I need to save the world!” “Well, you can save the world after you eat breakfast.” After slurping down the last of his milk, he jumps from his seat, flies into the living room and exclaims: “Okay, Mom, I’m going … Continue reading
An uncovered gift… a story of faithfulness.
Almost 23 years ago I uncovered a great gift. I was helping my mother sort through her childhood home. We were emptying out, tossing trash and cherishing treasure. My mother’s mother died before I was born. My mother gave me part of her name and mom always said I was like her. So while going through a stack … Continue reading
You are missed…
Almost 2 weeks have passed since I wrote here last. You might have thought I was all caught up in my hammock, relaxing and unwilling to leave the comforts of that easy swinging life….How I wish that was true instead of my reality. My reality is… I came down with some awful virus which wiped me … Continue reading
Having our own Mom’s Night Out
This weekend, the movie “Mom’s Night Out” was released. Some girlfriends and I took up the whole idea of having our own Mom’s Night Out! There was going to be dinner together…but then…there wasn’t. And we were planning to treat ourselves with ice cream…but then…we couldn’t. You would have thought we were part of the … Continue reading
Sleep Gratification – #Five-Minute-Friday
Linking up with Lisa-Jo and my friends at 5-Minute-Friday where we get together and write about one word. No real editing or overthinking…just write. The word for today, sorta of like the letter of the day in kindergarten, is GRATEFUL. GO I was hanging out with the #FMFparty on Twitter last night and had full … Continue reading
Tripping Over Typeset 