CONNECTING HEARTS THROUGH WORDS
We’re looking for love We’re looking for connection We’re looking for acceptance and approval We’re looking to hang on We never want to let go We crave community We crave loyalty We want to be known And admired And remembered We seek beauty We seek passion We seek comfort and contentment We desire good health... Continue Reading →
Words don’t suffice. There aren’t enough that can express. A and E, let my heart talk to yours. You are so adored by your hard-working and fun-loving parents, grandparents, aunties, and uncles: Life will be a great adventure. Along the way, we’ll surround you and pray you'll be surrounded by God’s angels too. Your Nonny... Continue Reading →
After I repeated the expression, you told me it brought you to tears. “All of God’s grace in one tiny face.” We'd talked on the phone for an hour that afternoon—me swatting bees on the deck of our rental house in Indiana and you back home in Illinois in your cozy recliner, looking at birds... Continue Reading →
“I love you, Mom.” “Hmmm?” (A little louder) “I love you, Mom.” “I love you too ... so very much.” I’d been deep in thought, listening to the song we were slowly dancing to. (The photo above is Brett and Abby, September 14, 2019. Our mother/son dance was prior.) I knew this moment of ours... Continue Reading →
Numbers 6 : 24 - 26 ESV The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Dear moms and dads, This blessing was first spoken from God to Moses. The... Continue Reading →
"Just turn on the power and everything is all set. You don’t need to change a thing. I have it on the correct setting and volume." "If it’s not turned on," she said, "he won't sleep and will be distracted by the children playing outside." I was babysitting for my niece and nephews and followed... Continue Reading →
My first overriding emotion was embarrassment. When I heard one say to the other, “It was a domestic dispute,” I felt the blood rush to my face. The emotion immediately following was anger. “No! You don’t understand. My dad has a brain tumor. He’d never hurt us or our mom!” The kind paramedics looked at... Continue Reading →