Broken Angels (Christmas Visions Part 3)
I know, my angel friends, life is tough. We need some super glue to put us back together.
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE
I wish I could say I am rocking this middle phase the way my son is, but I find myself fluctuating between complete confidence in exactly where we are and utter terror because we are neither where we used to be nor where we are headed.
TOY SOLDIERS (Christmas Visions Part 2)
I see the unattractive exterior, but my children see visions of something more grand in these toy soldiers.
I want to see the beauty and the romance, and I want to believe in the strength and the fight.
GLASS TREASURES (Christmas Visions Part 1)
This Christmas, I hope you will receive the gift of understanding your own worth in the eyes of another. You are a glass treasure.
LET YOUR CRAZY OUT
Deep down, I am a little crazy…. or maybe I should say still a little crazy. It is hard to say what level of crazy I am, but I know it is less crazy than I used to be. I was so good at hiding the crazy for so long I actually had myself convinced the crazy wasn’t there…. until it was […]
CONFESSIONS OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT
My heart breaks when I receive documentation from the school concerning my son’s reading ability. We did everything you are supposed to do. We have read to him from infancy, we practiced sight words for hours and hours, we read, and we read, and we read. Yet, our twelve year old son still finds himself in the very bottom percentile […]
DOG TREATS AND GRACE
Grace. So much grace. So much giving of what we do not deserve.
Things We Don’t Say
November is the month in between.
First it was the month that came before; then, it was the month that came after.
Yet, November is the month of thanks.
How do I say thank you for the blessing of broken? I am learning.
STRONG LEGS STILL STUMBLE
The world needs you, but you don’t have to carry the weight of it.
PLAY FOR ME
November is traditionally a month of gratitude, and I have been blessed with the gift of a few off notes to help me practice hearing the melody as we kick off the season of thanks.