Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Family
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Last night Tom and I fell asleep with the sound of voices in our ears…the rare sound of young voices just outside our bedroom door fighting to be heard in their eagerness to share stories, peppered with shouts, gasps and laughs. It's been months since we've had anything but silence in our ears as we…
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This will not be a 'big' Christmas for us, as in piles of wrapped gifts under the tree. We're already buried under college loans and (yes, I hate to admit it) credit card debt….all those family trips and Fiftieth Birthday get-togethers are catching up with us, I guess. No need to bury ourselves any further with gifts we don't need.…
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The first thought in my mind and the first words out of my mouth this morning…"I'm tired…" even before my feet hit the floor. Probably not the best way to start a Monday, but I wouldn't trade this past whirlwind West Texas weekend for anything. It was totally worth the exhaustion, and not just because I…
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This morning I slept later than usual…I reset my alarm three times and finally just turned it off. Eventually, I remembered all of the things I needed to do before work and rolled out of bed, just as the sun was coming up. I stepped through my morning routine, piddling with little tasks. I knew eventually I would have…
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Charly stopped eating last night. This morning he was too weak to go for a walk…even though Tom had the day off and would be joining us. So I stayed behind and petted him until Tom and Max returned, not wanting him to be alone. I had hoped it wouldn't come to this. I had…
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There are some weeks when lighting one candle just isn't enough. This has been one of them. So many of my friends and family - and my friends' families – are in need of prayer right now…from sickness, emergency hospitalizations or kids in trouble…they need our prayers for healing. And then there are so many who are feeling…
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Twenty-four years ago today I became a new person…a mother. Becoming a mother revealed qualities within me that I never dreamed existed. "Self-centered" and "self-indulgent" were stripped away the moment I set eyes on the little life we named Tommy…the miracle combination of me and Tom that God created and presented back to us. From…
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I'm playing hooky from work today (with permission)…maybe not the wisest decision in many ways, considering the holidays last week (I don't get paid when I'm not there), the expenses of this past weekend, bills that will need to be paid and Christmas just around the corner. But last year I had boxes piled around the house…
Long Hollow 