A re-post from last year. He's be 75 today. ------------------------------------------------- He'd be 74 today. My dad. His birthday so close to his first grandchild. Today. They celebrate together. In heaven. Life has been full here. School starting. College girl back to school. The oldest farm girl leaving those sweet farmettes to impart knowledge on the next generation. The farm boy restless again. Searching. Stretching. The younger two growing. Blossoming. Here I am in this sea of emotions. Swept along. Washing clothes, planning meals, doing ... View Post
It’s Turning; Changing
The weather is changing. Turning. I can feel it in the air. A thin crispness, that wasn't there before. Summer turning to Fall. The change is there. I am not ready for the seasons to turn! I feel like I haven't had summer. I have allowed way too many things to crowd our days and schedule. Things I thought were good for the kids. Yet here we are. The College Girl is back at school, the Dancer Girl begins her High School career. And I'm exhausted. Why and how does this happen? How do I allow myself to turn the Ordained into Stress. How do I create days with no margin? When will ... View Post
My Red Headed, Hot Tempered, Handsome Boy Would be 22 Today
Psalm 31:8 The LORD says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. He'd be 22 today. His Birthday. My red headed, hot tempered, handsome boy. The boy who made me a mom. The boy I prayed over as I had lost our previous baby. I wonder. I wonder what he'd be doing and what he'd be like. I am sure the rough edges would be softened. But these are not for me to know or experience. His journey was completed on July 28, 2013. Since then I have journeyed a road I did not ask for or pray for. I have walked in faith. I have ... View Post
A Song, A memory, A Hope
A song. A memory. Hope. It brings you back. To a moment; in time. I can see it clearly. My mom always had music playing. As a child we listened to music for Spring Cleaning, different music for regular cleaning. Music for a Sunday, music when the Holidays were upon us. All embedded in my memory. I now have my mom's stereo. A turntable, radio, cd player combination. As I cook dinner. . .as we get ready to send the college girl off , I hear a song. For a moment I am in my mom's house. I can smell, the smell of her clean home, I can hear the music, For a moment. It passes as ... View Post
Hot Coffee and Cooler Weather
It's happened. Days without the humidity! Hot coffee. Cooler weather. Sunshine. A light breeze. Oh my. Coffee tastes so good in this weather. I notice the trees. I straighten the porch swing. Maybe a few days without rain will keep it dry enough to be able to swing. Someday we'll replace the tin roof that leaks. Someday. For now. I will just cherish this stretch of cooler weather. I will sip my Hot Coffee and breathe. Hay is down. We're so short on hay. It's been a horrible year for us. I'm not stepping into fear. I don't know what the future holds; but I know who ... View Post
It’s Been Called A Sufferfest.
It is easy to get discouraged in the journey of life; a sufferfest, to use a word I read the other day. Money, time, relationships can all be a drain. Sometimes the hits come repeatedly and you find yourself barely hanging on. You cry out to the Lord. You reach out to friends. You watch the sunset. You work to restore your aching soul. Grief continues to be like that; an ebb and flow in a sea of life. Unpredictable. Some days the memories bring great joy and comfort. Other days the memories are a haunting reminder of what has been lost. These past few weeks have been that roller ... View Post
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