The end of May has traditionally been a harder time than normal for me. It’s the end of school for starters. I loved school growing up and I remember crying most last days of school. Yes, I continued to play school over the summer and read lots of books, but…
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Many people have tried to describe life as we know it right now: odd, unsettling, weird, strange, unnerving. The best one I’ve heard so far was this: a family was going to play some games. The parents said, “Let’s play Life”, so the kid brought back the board game “Pandemic”….
Ever been told that everything comes in threes? Recently, in a span of two weeks, our dish washer died, our washing machine died, and our car was totaled. As I told my friends about everything, they responded with, “Well, everything comes in threes, so you should be good from here…
This week, as I witnessed the times of the tornadoes in Nashville, I was saddened. Waking up to the tornado sirens was startling. Staying up most of the night to ensure nothing else was going to happen was just as unnerving. Seeing others go through trauma was emotionally exhausting. Driving…
Do you ever feel you just need a new beginning in your life? A new start? A do over? Each January, I wite a summary of the previous year to see where our family has been and to see my perspective of things. I was caught off guard as I…
These past few months have been hard; emotionally and mentally hard. I’ve put off writing this blog for a couple of weeks because I would prefer to be positive and say all is well and all is good. Yet, saying “life is hard” somehow seems a bit defeating. Still, life…
All days aren’t spectacular. Yet, all days are a miracle of their own. How do we balance our perspective with the seemingly boring versus the mystery and awe of a new day? How do we find God through the mundane of everyday life? There are days that go by quickly…
It’s been an interesting few months in our household. I’m not really sure how to describe it all except to say that we have been able to see God working in our lives in so many ways. Of course, we have been looking to God for Him to provide answers….
Disagreements. Hardache. Beliefs. Hatred. Confusion. I’m not sure there are many happy stories to tell about Gettysburg, PA back in the Civil War. On those fatal days in July 1863, around 50,000 soldiers were casualties of the war; either injured or dead from the fights. Houses and barns were taken…
While visiting New York City this summer, we took the time to visit the 9/11 Memorial. I really did not know what to expect as this was my first time in NYC. The ony reference of the twin towers I had was movies and pictures; mainly, TV newscasts of that…