Tiny Note To My Children; Scars

My dears (* and reading friends). Today I failed myself emotionally, letting my feelings get too big. I may fail another day in the future. I hope not, but I don't dwell on what MIGHT happen. It is better to live in the day of attempts to commit myself to keep being better. The emotional...

The low altars of prayer; keep going

When I was very young, the pews were the altar  as no one 'went forward to an altar'.  I remember holding onto my grandma when her face pressed against clasping hands. The sanctuary originally built in 1882 to my childhood was reminiscent interior of "little house on the prairie". Although it had been updated, expanded,...

Wait, so you can Soar: Lesson in Patience and Trust

Looking out through Spanish moss covered oak trees, and the overcast Florida sky this big Osprey waited. CONFESSION: My children love Raptor's ... I don't know why, other than we live in Florida and everything here is either prey or about to be prey unless you are a bird of prey. So, in the interest...

Loving today, praying for more but thankful for before

When I hear people talk about their relationships I often laugh at the over the top things people say. Yet when I look into the face of my dearest in the midst of realizing that once again he left his sink a mess I can't stay mad. His features and his love remind me that...

Giving thanks because it’s due: Thanksgiving 2012

I grow weary of mass text messages, mass emails and things that seem thoughtful when someone is typing it but really bog me down on a day to be thankful. Although I am thankful for the people who send me those messages I am not always using those devices on holidays while I spend time...

Roadtrip 2012: 3k miles of lessons

It's no surprise that we do not do traditional school because our family needs are different. We don't bash teachers, or educators or even parents who love public school. In our home we never stop learning or making difficult situations little lessons whether it's getting along conflict resolution or using this road trip to expose...

Butterfly Garden: with eager anticipation & chrysalis

This blog is a little backwards so bare with me. This photo is from June 2012 as we watched a beautiful monarch march around our gardens and feast on nectar while we also noticed a secondary monarch. The laying of eggs was witnessed by myself and the littles to which we noted the University of Michigan...

Oct 31 missions; being salty and full of light

WHY MISSIONS? We moved a lot in the last 9 years since my first son was born, and even still, we have done what we could to always be light and "salt" which is something that tenderizes the heart, it brings the pure flavor to the front, but it doesn't overshadow it enhances with love....

On 9/10 I’m going to a coffee shop to hear God

As we enter this weekend that is special in the lives of Americans I know that the most important way I can spend at least some of my time is before the Lord. That is after all what we all did the seconds, hours, and days after 9/11. I remember it. Do you? The shouts,...

Problems with telling the (W)HOLE truth

  I am certainly not the first mother to try to convince her children, at every age, that telling me the truth with holes in it only gets you in more trouble later on, and sometimes my kids believe me. (Swiss Cheese Truth or Donut Truth) Most days though, they look at me like they don't...