Chemo Day: Circling My Calendar in Pink
Chemo Day keeps me whole.
Another Sister is Home
Older sisters My sister is Home. When we were kids, one of the best things in life happened when our older sisters came home to visit. Iva, the oldest, lived in Michigan with her six kids, an even set of boys and girls. Some mornings we woke up to find they arrived during the night,…
Counting Gains Instead of Losses
Today I’ll count my blessings, for the harvest time is near and the pumpkins and the corn shocks remind us all November’s here. I can sit among the weary, Count my troubles and my foes; I can look around, about me be like Job’s wife, or be like Job. So I look around, about me…
How to Squeeze the Toothpaste Tube and Other Things About Marriage
disagreements Whether the argument is about the toothpaste tube or other things in our marriages, the issue isn’t really that innocent tube of paste, is it? Marriage is so much more than how to handle a simple little tube of toothpaste. ‘Problem is, often the toothpaste tube brings more than just disagreement on how it…
How Playing Games Can Help a Child Learn About Life
Playing games A few years ago my daughter and her cousin confessed to a younger sibling that they almost always cheated when they played Go Fish with her. That’s why little sister never won. The misdeed happened long enough ago that they feared no repercussions for their dishonesty. Apparently, their conscience had finally convinced them…
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