“What happened to ALL my pans?” I still remember my mom’s flabbergasted question to my family after returning from an early January trip. She was about to prepare dinner and brought us all into the kitchen to give an account for the damage. My older sister and I looked sheepishly at each other and said,…
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The Forgotten
As a young girl growing up with an alcoholic father, I often wished that I had siblings to share the ups and downs of my childhood journey. Although I never had a brother or sister to share these difficulties, I learned that even though I felt alone, I always had my Heavenly Father beside me…
Born to Run
My family and I were recently in Duluth, MN for the Beargrease Dog Sled Races. The first time we went a few years ago, I was amazed at the whole process. The athletes, which are either Alaskan Husky, Malamute or Siberian Huskey, are so excited as they are getting connected to their line – it…
Making a Real Connection
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18 (NIV) Today’s world moves faster than it ever has before. We have devices that can send photos of our kids to distant family in an instant and a Google search for “orange shoes” pulls up 1,570,000,000 results…
Showing Up for the Next Generation
I’m a doer. I have checklists and I find great satisfaction checking off my little hand-drawn boxes on lists. I’m also a busy mom – with three kids, a dog and a husband, a full-time job, a home to care for and everything (and everyone) else in between – busyness calls the shots in my…