Category Archives: Trust

Isn't it?

To be read to yourself: Isn’t it amazing to think He created me?Isn’t it overwhelming to realize He loves me… unconditionally? Me.Isn’t it unbelievable to fathom He made a plan involving me and formed it all before He began the … Continue reading

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Jewel

My dear friend, I’ll call her Jewel, has a heart for children the size of Texas. She is forever helping needy momma’s and their little ones. In addition to her 8, she and her husband adopted of an infant in … Continue reading

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I Can Totally Live With That!

I need to know there’s a chance things will work out for good. That there’s a chance I can change or learn or simply be better than before. I need at least the possibility that what I long for will actually … Continue reading

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On The Move

I’m sitting at the tire store waiting for new treds while thinking, maybe we should go into the moving business. It’s due to the sudden and repeated relocating of this crowd I call family. After growing up in the same house … Continue reading

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Breathing Room

Like each previous school year, our house churns and swirls with new schedules and plans for 7 individuals. Its exciting and a tad chaotic, but oh, how I love these people I do life with. With 1 totally on his … Continue reading

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Addicted to Hope

I love hope. When I feel down I can’t stay there long. I’ll do anything to change up and scramble away from gloom. I’m like a hope-addict. Hope-filled people can offer such joy, they are treasures from God! Hope is life, like water to … Continue reading

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Big Plan

Home. Our vacation was wonderful… I’d have been happy to stay, but I’m thankful to be back too. We leave again soon to gather all the family and sprinkle ashes near my parent’s favorite summer spot.  So many changes, so … Continue reading

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The Three C's

For two plus years I gleaned information from a parent support group in conjunction with our son’s out-patient sobriety program. Every Thursday night different topics were discussed among parents. One in particular came up again and again – called The … Continue reading

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Hope For the Caregiver

I’ve read this verse countless times, but I never once thought about it the way I am today: “Be strong and courageous, do not be discouraged, for the LORD will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 I do … Continue reading

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When Life Gets Crazy

My mother, a typical Southern-belle, has decided she’s not ready to die right now after all (her words). We have stepped up our care for both my parents however. Especially Papa who seems to be failing very fast. We were … Continue reading

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