Again, I’ll begin. My thing has always been writing. I felt its hook in fifth grade when I won a Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest. As I stood holding my blue ribboned medal at a fancy-to-me ceremony in the back conference room of the tiny Nicholasville Public ...
Go and Tell No One: A Bible Study Favorite (A Giveaway!)
It's titled Go and Tell No One, but here I am telling you about this Bible study. It's just that I don't want you to miss it. I’ll be coming back to this one again and again. I’ve done lots of studies. But this one was more personal somehow. More was required of my thinking, and I ...
Wild and Free Once Again: A Goodbye
You were my cousin, and my very first friend. Those memories were our shared treasures. Those wild and free days so long ago when you were Missy and I was Becky, playing under the summer sun in Tazewell, Tennessee. You lived right across the country road from ...
More Beautiful For Having Been Broken
(image by studiokotokoto.com) Dear Daughter, As I stood watching you, little one, tears rolled down my cheeks. You stood before my mirror all dolled up in your pink plastic dress-up shoes, hot pink, sparkly tutu, mismatched head bands, some bracelets, as many necklaces as you could gather, and ...
10 Ways to Support an Adopting Family
1. Prayer. It is our most powerful weapon, so let’s use it. Regularly ask, “How can I pray for you today?” Snap a photo of the family’s name on your prayer list. Remember to let them know, “Our family prayed for you last night.” Have kids make cards promising to pray. Best, invite the family ...
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