This week we finally took care of a situation that was adversely affecting a third of our lives. Yep. We ditched our uncomfortable mattress and got a new, better one. So what’s noteworthy about that? Just this- it stirred up that ugly ogre that lives in my brain. It often accuses me. That beast hissed,…
Category: Relationships
What I Learned from Our Trip Abroad
Our oldest son and his fiancé decided to get married abroad. Their destination wedding would take place on a Greek island. Upon hearing their plan, we were happy for them, but sad that we couldn’t afford to attend. But to our surprise, they immediately told us that they would be paying for our tickets…
Little Things
Our Trip Home We were leaving the safe haven of our dear friends’ home in Northern Scotland for our long trip home to the US. We had a short flight to London and then the next day 11 flight hours home. Before we left their home for the airport our host slipped Husband a 5…
Pay It Forward
Thirty-six years ago a woman befriended me. We had never met before I called her on the phone with a crazy request. “Could you help me improve my photography skills?” The owner of the local photo lab had given me her number because she was the best photographer in our area and known to be…
What You Set in Motion
When I was in junior high, I loved to go to my best friend’s house after school. Of course, I could go home to the tiny, silent apartment my mother worked hard to provide for us, but she was working long hours and I was home alone a lot. So I’d much rather go home with…
I’ll Hold You
“You hold her, I’ll hold you, and God will hold me.” Altho we have known this couple for decades, it wasn’t until this past week that I heard this heart-wrenching story of their last hours with the little one they lost. The mother and I were standing in her kitchen chatting when she told me the…