Category Archives: Family

The Scent of Autumn

I love the scents of nature as I trek down the path before me. The earthy fragrance of autumn along with the crunch of fallen leaves and the vivid yellows, oranges, and reds along the path make fall one of my favorite seasons. When we lived overseas, fall was one of the seasons I missed...

Brave {Five Minute Friday}

  Last week my younger son and I went on a school field trip to Jamestown and Williamsburg, Virginia. As we toured the tiny boat that the Jamestown settlers crossed the Atlantic in to set up new homes in a new unfamiliar land, the bravery of these men who sailed this boat could not be...

Mango and Carmel

How am I ever to get much work done around here? Every time the computer opens on my lap I have to deal with this: Ain’t she cute? Her name is Mango if you are new around here. There is a reason she is staring at me so intently. Its because she just did this...

Ministering to Her Mother -Imperfect Prose

She sees her mother struggle to rest… in grace… and she hands me earbuds and tells me to listen, that I need to hear this song she found. I listen and request repeat. My eyes fill up and the peanut butter smearing onto bread goes a bit fuzzy. She tells me it is a new...

Gratitude: But Thanks Be To God

“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” ~1 Corinthians 15:57 Thanks be to God! He gives us victory. All through our Savior Jesus Christ, who not only died on the cross, but AROSE to LIFE again! 1091. watching the sun peek over the horizon 1092. light reflecting...

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