It's been five years Sunday, November 25th that I lost my daddy. He was one of my closest friends. We talked every week for over 10 yrs even though he and my mom lived 850 mile from me. I cannot believe how fast the last five years have gone. It really just seems like …
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Recently, I picked up a new devotional book. Come With Me, by Suzanne Eller. Suzanne is one of the writers for Proverbs31.org and the First 5 app. The devotional book is A yearlong Adventure in Following Jesus. I picked this up, because sometimes I just don't know where to begin. Sometimes I open up my …
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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 "my" Aging Parent My mom moved 850 miles to be a mile down the road from me 6 months after daddy passed away. It was doctors orders., not her choice. It was a choice I was happy with. You see, she is an alcoholic and that combined with grief made her a serious …
Well, your time has come. A day I have been dreading for a while now. Your room is empty of you. 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. We are so very proud of …
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 …
