I spent last Friday and Saturday in Alexandria, Minnesota, helping at Bridging the Gap’s Single Moms Retreat. For the past three days, I’ve been trying to figure out a way to sum up all that happened in my heart over the weekend. Friday morning started with a team meeting. Just before the meeting started, we…
Re-framing A Situation
As has been mentioned on this blog before, my husband recently went through a stem-cell transplant to treat Multiple Myeloma. As part of the transplant process he received two doses of heavy chemotherapy. We were told this chemo would make his hair fall out – no ifs, ands, or buts about it. I tried to…
I Love Spring
In October I posted a photo blog of the things I love about fall. Here it is, seven months later and I think we can finally call this spring. It’s only fair to give spring some equal time in the photo blog arena. I mean, it does produce a pretty decent show and continually competes…
What Does a Mother Say?
In going through some old articles I’ve written I found this one that I wrote four years ago which was never published on my blog. In honor of the fact that yesterday was Mother’s Day I thought this would be a good time to share it here. I am a mother of adult children, all…
Does it Matter if I Pray?
Do you ever feel led to pray for other people? Perhaps someone comes to mind out of the blue and you just know that you are to pray for him or her. This happens to me every now and again and I have to admit the first thought that comes to mind is this, “Lord,…