My Best Days

Thank (YOU)
Thank (YOU) for leaving amazing comments here on Monday. It truly blessed me to read them.  And I’m not just saying that. Thank (YOU) for being such an amazing community.  You’ve allowed me into YOUR lives by sharing your stories with me.  I’ve been changed by knowing you.  So thank (YOU) for writing down your thank-yous for us all to read. I’m happy to be

Prince Charming
“Are you going to get married someday?” I ask my three-year-old. She scrunches up two little eyes and a nose in disgust and stomps, “NO!” “But what if it’s Prince Charming?” I ask, hoping to memory-jog the recent emergence of Prince Charming and Snow White in our video library. She thinks, relaxes her face and asks, “Is he three?” Apparently an age near hers and a proclivity for watching Strawberry Shortcake top her demand list for a future husband. However, my older daughter wants to get married. In facial distortions and hand gestures she answers all of my questi

Panic
I know her ears get hot and it becomes hard to hear the teacher. I know her back feels tingly and that she can’t control the expression on her face or the tears that begin in the corner of her eyes when Logan says what he says to her every day. “You’re mean!” he whispers under his breath as she walks by his desk. Unprovoked.  Uncensored.  Unecessary. And a little inncuous to adult ears.  The label of “mean” by an eight-year-old is hardly comparable to other curse words she could be called.  Still, she panics.  She reacts to the word, the attack, as most little girls w

I’m not a Giveaway Girl, but…
Oprah does it. And now I’m doing it. And to be honest I haven’t watched Oprah since I was on bedrest pregnant with my OLDEST daughter 8 years ago. Anyhoo… If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time then you will know that I’m not really a giveaway girl. I’ve given away books written by my friends and acquaintances in the last year, but I’ve never done anything li

Risky Prayer
I’m going to take a risk this morning and I’m going to ask you to take a risk too. I want to pray for you all this morning again like we did awhile back. But let’s do this:  Instead of praying for situations to change, let’s pray for us to change. This is what I mean.  We usually pray for healing or for God to change a situation to meet our needs. For example: “Lord, please heal my friend who is dying from breast cancer,” or “Lord please bring peace to my marriage.” and “Please gi