It's been five years Sunday, November 25th that I lost my daddy. Â He was one of my closest friends. Â We talked every week for over 10 yrs even though he and my mom lived 850 mile from me. Â I cannot believe how fast the last five years have gone. Â It really just seems like …
A Lesson From The Desert – A Day With Jesus
Recently, I picked up a new devotional book. Â Come With Me, by Suzanne Eller. Â Suzanne is one of the writers for Proverbs31.org and the First 5 app. The devotional book is A yearlong Adventure in Following Jesus. Â I picked this up, because sometimes I just don't know where to begin. Â Sometimes I open up my …
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Accepting The Changing Seasons
We are currently experiencing the last real days of summer, according to the weatherman, and the calendar. For me summer is actually 80° so the 70° days aren't as warm as I like, but they are nice. I had kind of resentfully began accepting that fall is coming. That summer is over. The warm weather …
Caring for An Aging Parent
Caring for "my" Aging Parent My mom moved 850 miles to be a mile down the road from me 6 months after daddy passed away. Â It was doctors orders., not her choice. Â It was a choice I was happy with. Â You see, she is an alcoholic and that combined with grief made her a serious …
To My College Bound Daughter
Well, your time has come. Â A day I have been dreading for a while now. Â Your room is empty of you. Â Some of your things are still here, but you are not. You've made the most amazing choice to go off to college, to spread your wings and fly. Â We are so very proud of …
Teach Us To Pray
When I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior over 20 years ago, prayer to me was simple communication with a friend. Jesus was my friend. I would talk to him about anything and everything anytime of day. I had no questions about how to pray or what to pray or if there was even …