So, we ventured out to do our Annual visit Santa trek. Each year we head to the mall, we have dinner out, (this is a big deal for us) and do a little shopping. I am usually frustrated. There are crowds and lots of people; did I mention crowds? We eat dinner together as a family, which is wonderful but also so expensive. I spend much time thinking how I can save by cooking at home and what that money could have gone too. Even though I have set money aside each week, all year, to do this. The shopping is crazy because there are 7 of us and this ... View Post
A Pause In The Rush May Change Your Whole Tune
We have friends. Really. We do. They have retired well. Donna and Harold have been faithful friends through the years. First Gary, and then they inherited me. Harold and Gary played music together, while Donna and I forged a friendship. It was Donna and Harold that we asked to be Elijah's God parents. Donna felt uncomfortable and not spiritual enough. I told her she would get that way. Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests ... View Post
Fighting Discouragement With A Well Worn Path
Discouragement. Do you ever struggle? It creeps in uninvited. It is different than depression. In some ways worse. It is the tool the enemy uses when he can find no other way. Our Cedric has descended into the pit of discouragement. It is painful to watch. In his world nothing is going right. And he's right. So much is, oh so wrong. So many changes for one so young. As adults we are struggling; how in the face of youth do you take on these monumental burdens? Cedric has a desire to work this farm; it runs deep through his ... View Post
The Only Light That Matters
We put up mom and dad's tree. Do I not say "mom's" anymore? This is so mom's home. Every inch of it. We all feel it. Without her here, it's not the same. We decorate the tree. The kids come to help. Funny how here, they willingly participate, while at home it's a battle. We finish with the angel; a little crooked. We need a ladder; but it's time to quit for the night. Everyone leaves and I put the kids to bed. I stand in front of the tree. The lights twinkling, illuminating the darkness. I remember years gone by. When I was young, our tree was always so beautiful. It was a delight for ... View Post
Treasuring Those Memories, When They Are All You Have Left
This is the first time I have been to my parents since Elijah met Jesus. This first time since we have needed to provide full time care for our father. Now it is time to go. Leaving is always hard. I miss home. Yet I will miss here. I have had so much fun with my dad. I always have. He has always, next to Jesus, been my hero. My farmer ranks right up there too. 2 Men who are so vastly different. Both have my heart. I wish dad would come with me to Vermont. But he won't. And really, it's not ... View Post
God Works In Moments
The house echos without her presence. There is something so desperately missing. The kids say it on the way in. "I miss Nana greeting us at the door, Abbey too." This log cabin; this was her pride and joy. Oh, how she loved her home. She cared for it with a tenderness and love like no one else. She so appreciated everything about this place. She loved being in the country; she loved to sit on her front porch. It's funny to think how different we are. She loved to work and work to make the house so clean and perfect. And then she would sit and read in her chair and enjoy. I ... View Post
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