No Longer a Teen!
My beautiful sweet Emily is 20 years young today! There are so many memories and hopes and tears and joy in raising this unique and special gift from God. I often wonder if I did fail to recognize and respect her unique dreams and talents, because I was so focused on the strenuous work of…
“Once Upon a Time – 32 years ago…”
So I am not sure about how to word this: “It is my 32nd Anniversary” or “It would have been my 32nd anniversary”. My “Once Upon a Time” began more than 32 years ago at Biola, in the Symphonic Winds to be precise, and I know that love stories don’t have happy endings because love…
Moving is INTENSE! (get it?! In tents)
Warning: I am just going to ramble awhile to diffuse my frustration and to vent and sort out my thoughts about the weekend I moved Jim’s brother. Last weekend I was reminded of several biblical truths as I spent the weekend hauling up stuff from the bottom of the LA River bed, where Jim’s brother…
The Freeway Game
Jim and I used to play a game that we called the freeway game. The object of the game was to take as many freeways as you could to get to your destination. Of course we made many sub-rules and variations and for some reason we only ever thought of playing it in Southern California.…
21!
Jim was diagnosed 21 months before he went to heaven and now it has been 21 months since he has been there. Today the sermon was all about marriage. UGH! Had I known I would have skipped it! It is so hard to feel like I fit anywhere anymore. On another, more positive note, my…
Another Happy thought!
Clayton helped as a counselor at VBS this week with first grade boys. Now he is on his way to Hydesville CA to do another round of VBS
Time Flies!
Wow! Where has the time gone? They say, Time flies when you’re having fun, or as Kermit the Frog once said, Time’s fun when you’re having flies. Perception of time is a really interesting thing! A kid is waiting for Christmas morning feels it will never get here and his parents are shocked that it…
I am not a single parent!
I think it is interesting to be a widow in one respect – that of a parent. I feel like I am still married for starters, but I also I am not really parenting alone. Jim’s influence and leadership are still powerfully present in our family. Maybe because I don’t feel “single” in the true…