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Going for it

Calling. It’s a word that people associate with being called into ministry. We are all called to different things. Teaching, speaking, writing, counseling, parenting…there are so many things. I don’t think we are called to only one thing in life....

Spontaneous?

One word that definitely does not describe me is “spontaneous.”  I like to have a plan.  Even on vacations I like to have a plan.  But sometimes being spontaneous is exactly what needs to happen. This evening I messaged a friend to check in with her.  I...

Not the change I expected

When I started my One Word journey this year with the word “change,” I was anticipating something much different than what I am currently experiencing.  I thought the change would be more of a physical change for me regarding my health.  Four months are...

He is all we need

When I am in the middle of something awful, something like my Caeleb’s pain, a lengthy hospitalization, the loss of my job, or even being verbally attacked, I feel like the world is coming down all around me.  “Surely I won’t make it through this! ...

10 years apart

My oldest son, Julian, is 20 and my youngest, Caeleb, is 11.  There is almost a ten year age difference between them.  When I had  Caeleb, I truly felt like a new mom simply because the baby gear was so much nicer and high tech compared to 1996!  Whoever invented the...

Family…part 2  

My parents have passed away, and my immediate family consists of me, my husband, my two sons and sister-in-law.  When I traveled back to Houston last summer for my high school reunion, someone said, “Oh, you’re going home for a visit.”  I said,...