If your week was as busy as mine, you might need this gentle nudge as much as I do. I'm planning to carve out a little "be still" time in the weekend to get me back on track. If you need to do the same, I hope you will! I'm joining Pink Saturday at How Sweet the Sound. ... Keep Reading...
The odds were against this mother…
Mothers – and Motherhood. So many preconceived ideas, mixed emotions, shoulds and shouldn'ts... Aah, the "voices in the head" when it comes to thinking of what makes a Good Mother. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Today, I want to share with you a beautiful Motherhood success story. It's still a work-in-progress, but it's on the right track – and the odds were greatly against it ever happening this way. ... Keep Reading...
The Dark Side of Hope: Failure to Forgive
If you've visited here a few times – or simply read my About page – you know that I sometimes share stories of the kids served by Hope Unlimited for Children. Often, as with Patricia, they're stories of success. Stories of broken cycles of poverty and abuse. We've been blessed to see a lot of those. Occasionally they're peeks into some of the demons our children face. I've never shared a story like this one. ... Keep Reading...