Happy Easter
We are celebrating the resurrection with the Moses clan. The traditions are very different with teens. They all want to hide the eggs but no one wants to hunt for them! So after hiding some of the eggs for the 3 little girls we realized that we need to get more creative with the 11…
Five things on April 5th – the Fifth month without Jim
Jim went to heaven 5 months ago. Today would have been his dad’s 86th birthday. I think because I anticipated this day with such caution, it was not as hard of a day as I thought it would be. (It was sort of like seeing an accident about to happen so you get ready for…
National Laugh at Work Week
Did you know that today starts National Laugh at Work week?! April Fool’s Day (today) through Friday! Just wanted you to know because as the former CEO of Jest in Time I believe laughter and humor are vital to a healthy, productive workplace. Benefits of laughing at work include improved productivity, teamwork, communication, stress relief,…
Surprise!
Jim would have been soooo proud! Here is why: Clayton’s friends planned a surprise party for his 15th birthday. They invited each other and gave party details on facebook, which Clayton saw before they remembered to make it private, so he knew something was going on. The night of the party he went to Chick-Fil-A…
Happy Pi Day 3.14
Today is Pie day! And that always makes me think about the illustration Jim would use to describe how our lives were to be more like a Chicken pot pie than a TV dinner. I know he got that illustration from someone else (I think Bing Hunter in a class we had at Talbot years…
Through the Valley
It is so weird to mark my current life by the illness and death of Jim. Maybe I won’t always take such notice, but the fifth of every month has proven to be especially emotional. Perhaps today more than any other because not only has Jim been in heaven for 4 months, 2 years ago…
A prayer for my son
A prayer for Clayton on his 15th Birthday: Dear Lord, Thank you for the privilege of parenting such an amazing young man. It is a big task, and I am finding it daunting to finish it without Jim. Yet I know that you promise to be a Father to the fatherless. I am in awe…
Watch out Biola! Here comes Emily!
Emily got word that she has been accepted at Biola. She is uber- excited! We were disqualified for the Cal Grant, but have appealed. Clayton received the Scholar athlete of the year for JV soccer, but is very glad to be back with his club team for Spring soccer! Just wanted to brag about Jim’s…
Surprise from Heaven
You may think I have totally lost my mind but I think Jim sent a small gift from heaven yesterday! Here is what happened: After taking care of the car accident and getting Emily to school, I came home to make the necessary calls. Then I thought about the AAA card in Jim’s wallet and…
Never a Discouraging Word…
I don’t know about you, but I am so tired of bad news! It seems like there is more bad news than “normal” lately, doesn’t it? Maybe there isn’t and I am just focused on it, I am not sure. New diagnoses of cancer, more funerals to go to, friends who are sick (and I…