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When we were determining our decision regarding adoption, we spent one weekend in particular praying and asking God to give us signs and speak to us.  I ran one morning and found a bus stop bench that said, ” YOU … Continue reading →

Note: in this climate, as a white woman it is a scary thing to try and write about race.  If you have comments, would you please send them personally and let’s avoid a social media blitz.  The following is part … Continue reading →

Last week our church did a 24/7 prayer event. I had the idea our family would sign up for an hour of prayer, but discovered we had a kid conflict.  Elam said, “Mom, I’ll go pray with you.  Let Dad … Continue reading →

It started around Thanksgiving with the big kids getting sick and keeping us homebound for the 4-day weekend. Then I seemed to fight off whatever they had…and then 7 days later, deal with some nagging hip pain.  Thursday I spiked a … Continue reading →

My friend’s dad suggested a blog post about my adventures as a novice Turkey Cooker so here goes. 8 days ago, Elam came down with what will forever be known as “the year the kids got sick and we couldn’t … Continue reading →

When I was in 7th grade, most of my small class of 37 people stopped talking to me. I don’t remember all of the details or if I deserved it, but I still get sick to my stomach remembering how … Continue reading →

“In the beginning God created the heaves and the the earth.” I read the slide as the introduction to my talk at UMD this past Thursday. I read “heaves” and made eye contact with a female student in the front. … Continue reading →

All of my kids went to school today. Sound the bells. Pop the cork. Put on a party hat. Let me share with you the wonderful pictures of how the back packs were all set the night before and how … Continue reading →

Today was a cut your tongue on the Swiss Army knife kind of day. I was eating my granola with a knife b/c it was either eat with the knife or my fingers. Then I sliced my tongue on it … Continue reading →

Sometimes the hard stuff neaks up on you… like misspelling “sneaks” (this might be a long one folks; sneaks just came out ‘snakes’ and it was only b/c I already misspelled sneaks…) Let’s try this again: Sometimes the hard stuff … Continue reading →