I have learned a few things over the years about not heating the bedroom: 1. I don't need a wine cellar. It's the perfect temperature. 2. Oil of Olay does not contain water. 3. Oil of Olay does not freeze. 4. Oil of Olay Moisturizer hurts to put on when it is 52 degrees 5.This is not an add for Oil of Olay 6. Never put your clothes on in the bedroom unless you have warmed them first. 7. Your water always stays nice and cool. 8. It is still not cold enough for spiders to die. 81/2. #8 is really important. 9. Make sure you're fully dressed before you freak out about spiders ... View Post
Even in Death The Single Socks Haunt Me. . . Day # 6 of Thankfulness
It's the missing that stops me short. The desire to see him. To chat before he falls asleep. I sit on the edge of his bed. I close my eyes. Oh, how can this be? I shake my head and look around the room. What do I do now? Pack up all his things? Relegate his life to a box? My weary heart is not ready for this. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. I pick up the pile ... View Post
To Turn Back Time. . .Day # 5 of Thankfulness
We have turned the clocks back an hour. So easy. Just turn the knob, press a button. Boom. It's finished. We gain an hour. Just like that. Oh, how I long for one more hour. Yet, I think, if I knew; if I knew I had only one hour left with Elijah, would it have changed anything? My mom just left the earth in December. We knew she was dying. We begged the Lord to take her. We told her we loved her over and over. We told her it was o.k. to leave. And it was. It wasn't really, but it was. She had lived a good life-too short in my book. (Though the definition of too short ... View Post
Grace at the door. . .Day # 4 of Thankfulness
He stood at the door. A young woman by his side. There were tears in his eyes. He was struggling to find the words. I let him have his space. He said he was sorry it's taken him so long to come. He was in the Marine Poolee Group with Elijah. He too, in the Delayed Entry Program. I recognized him after a few moments. He was also a classmate of Elijah's. I also knew the young lady he was with. A cousin. Her Grandpa the fiddle player in the band Gary played in. He was leaving at 1:00 p.m. for Boot Camp at Parris Island. He had wanted to come and see us. One of the last things he ... View Post
Hope, Where Do You FInd It?. . . .Day #3 of Thankfulness
I love to hear the rain on the tin roof. There is something so soothing. I have fond memories of sitting with Chelsea on the porch. Reading stories, listening to the summer storms. One night, when she was little, we slept outside, on the porch. It was so much fun. It was so cold in the morning. Her daddy had headed to the barn, so it was just the two of us to keep warm. All the kids love the rain on the roof. When I was pregnant with Eleanor; Gary, Elijah and Cedric carried the TV and VCR up to the hay mow and we watched a movie up there. This was ... View Post
How Do You Really Get Warm?
I wake. The fog not so thick anymore. It is cold. Gary leaves at 3 and I miss his warmth. I quickly step out of the bedroom. It is warm. So very warm. I am struck by the grace it took for me to be warm. The community that came alongside. Matthew 25:40 Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me The equipment, time and effort. A gift I am so thankful for. And this shed is overflowing now. And so is the one at the barn. And I am ... View Post
