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Whose Kingdom?
The Dog Ate My Chicken
Today I've watched the youngest run a race, watched three tennis matches, been to Walmart for weekly groceries for 6, got the BFG off to take his SAT's, got last minute items for the girl going to the jungle for the summer, and before I get the BFG off to prom,...
Faith in Practice
Faith. I'm starting to learn a little more about this. In one of my recent blogs, I wrote about a dehumidifier, taking the unseen from the air and turning it into something tangible.Principles are great unless you put them into practice.Today, I am...
SAT Scores, Admission Requirements, and Heaven
Snow Boots, Donny Osmond, and My Home Town
Today I ran the streets of my home town. Every street. All 15 of them (I think). Puppy and I ran up and down and streets I used to know like the back of my hand. On spring nights like tonight, I used to grab my banana bike with the white basket...
Hey, Mr. Policeman!
Hope Beyond the Picket Fence
When I first started writing this blog, it was part of my own journey, processing a life that wasn't what I anticipated. It was grasping at someone (anyone) out there in Christendom whose life wasn't perfect.You know, the picket fence thing?It was an attempt to...
The Doorman
The Power of Dad
When I was cleaning yesterday, Harold caught my eye.Harold's been sitting on my husband's dresser for......years It's in the spot where he keeps his "important things"a sacred place I don't disturb but once-a-hardly-ever"Dad can fix anything"Echoed in...
Before Their Time
Loser Mom Wins Again
“Brenda, are you picking the kids up?”Shoot. Here I thought I was doing well…I had muffins in the oven, was getting ready to put the fish in the broiler…just got home from the office and a meeting…older boys and hubby wouldn’t be home from their practices...