Family Life – Page 3

God Does the Unthinkable – He Sets His Affection on Us & He Woos Us!

February 8, 2017

I remember it like it was yesterday – being woo’ed – is an experience you don’t forget…

….Each morning within minutes of the clock’s black arrow pointing to 8:00a.m. I walked into my temporary corner office with its huge bank of wall to wall windows overlooking the university campus’s manicured lawns and garden beds laced with wandering brick paths.

There waiting for me on my desk was one white bakery bag containing the gooiest almond croissant – wildly sticky to the touch, with an almond glaze that lent a shiny sheen to the golden brown swirls encasing the flaky center. Ahhhh. [Read more…]

Reflections on 2016 – The Year of Big Events

December 2, 2016

**I’m tucking in an extra post this week because it’s time for Emily P. Freeman’s ‘What We’ve Learned’ link up. You might enjoy taking a look here.

This year was marked by Big Events for our family, so I’m starting with a review and, then, what it’s meant to me. These have been life changers – they’ve made seismic shifts in the terrain of our family life.

I’ll start with The Big Event – probably better named ‘The Blessed Event‘. This past July my eldest daughter married the love of her life, Sean. It was a once in a lifetime day, as I’m sure many of you’ve experienced, and it not only blessed our family, it altered us, somehow.

Most obvious, our daughter-filled family now has a son. We’ve added testosterone, much humor and wit, along with a generous spirit. Not a bad addition. [Read more…]

Bless Your Loved Ones With Great-Filled Words This Holiday

November 11, 2016

I struggle sometimes with wanting my words to ‘matter’, yet they do matter, possibly most to those closest to me – the ones I am not even aware I am speaking to.

And, let’s be honest, the way I measure the import of my words is probably social media ‘likes‘ or ‘shares‘. The more likes the more the words matter.

Not. Always. True. [Read more…]

Have You Ever Had One of Those Days?

September 5, 2016

Have you ever had one of those days?

The kind that make you wish you could go back to bed and have a ‘do-over’?

I had one of those days earlier this summer – a notably rotten day. [Read more…]

Footprints of Summer

August 15, 2016

Carbon footprints are a measure of the amount of environmental impact a person leaves in their wake. This summer I am aware of another kind of footprint – more of a heartprint – moments that make us, change us, somehow alter and impact the landscape of our lives.

Today, I’d like to share some footprints, or moments, from my summer – memorable, meaningful, and life-changing. Be blessed! [Read more…]

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