No, not the countdown to my book release, although that is coming. The countdown that excites me right now is the countdown to the first day of school! Three weeks from today, all three of my kids will traipse off to their …
Olympics 2012
The Olympics are here! The Olympics are here! What is it about the Olympics that draw us in so completely? Is it the world-wide competition? The (mostly) amateur-status thing? The pageantry? The personal stories of …
Savannah and St. Simons Island Anniversary Trip
We LOVED our trip to Savannah and St. Simons Island (with a quick stop at Jekyll Island!) I think part of it was that after 25 years of marriage we've finally learned how to travel together. (Yes, we are slow learners …
Silver Anniversary
Twenty-five years ago today, we said "I do." It hasn't always been easy, but I love who we've become, by the amazing grace of God. …
Let the Lasts Begin!
As of Wednesday afternoon, my youngest child officially entered his senior year of high school. We are now on a countdown of lasts. To be honest, I've never been sentimental about my baby's "lasts." I guess it is because he …
A Very Formal Weekend
This past weekend was very formal for our family. Saturday, our youngest took his girlfriend to prom. Of course, I only have the few pictures of them that were texted to me. Yes, I missed the prom. But it was because we were …
Shifting Roles
Lest there be any doubt that we have entered a new era with our children, the point was demonstrated in our weekend visit to our daughter who is at summer school in another state. She picked us up from the airport, was there …
A Season of Sacrifice
Long ago, when my kids were little, I thought I learned about sacrificial love. I mean I gave up so much during those years—time, money, energy, dreams. Somehow I imagined that would be the pinnacle of the giving up of …
A White Christmas
Two months ago we planned our family "Christmas” celebration for January 9. All of my siblings and their families would be in town—even my sister and her family on furlough from the mission field. We hadn’t all been under one …
Do You Hear Me?
Tuesday night, I writhed in anguish over one of my senior son’s quarterly grades. I’m not one to push at a teacher, especially when it’s a matter of an A versus a B—or even a C. But this was a matter of going into the final …