You Are My Sunshine
I don’t know about anyone else, but to me, one of the greatest blessings in life is laughter! I mean, it would be like clipping the wings of my spirit if I could not laugh! When I have a good side splitting laugh, I feel like …
Recent Posts
Spilled Milk Part 2 – Lessons in Crisis 101
Have you spent much time in the ER lately? Unless you are a medical professional in that field, probably not, but if we took the time to hang out there and observe what goes on we would gain a broad perspective of the many different ways that people …
Spilled Milk Part 1
“God is in control of all things.” I have said this to my kids. Do they believe it? I hope so. But by the way I have reacted to some of the unexpected and unwelcome happenstances of life, my guess is that they may struggle …
Training Johnny to Sit Still – Part 3
This blog is the last of three parts, but Johnny will continue to show up in my blogs since I am a prophet (HaHa) and I can tell you that, thanks to his wise mama and daddy, he grows up to be a jewel of …
Training Johnny to Sit Still- Part 2
In my last blog Mom, after a Doctors office experience with Johnny, realizes more than ever that her son’s behavior in certain situations is unacceptable. Mom decides to seek advice from her Grandmother, which proves to be life changing for Mom and Johnny. Here’s what …
Training Johnny to Sit Still – Part 1
So, here is a typical situation I have seen over and over again: Mom has a doctor’s appointment and no one to babysit Johnny. Mom and Johnny enter the waiting room. Mom looks distressed because she already knows how this is going to turn out; …
Christ in Christmas
I could not go to sleep one December night. My mind was full of Christmas! This Christmas, for us, marked the beginning of a new chapter in our lives with the arrival of our first grandchild, Olivia Sinclair Bence, born on May 21, 2014. What …
Sin Is Not My Master
I recently wrote a letter to all my children. It is a very personal pouring out of my heart. I finally decided to post it on my blog because I thought it may help others consider their own walk with God and how we communicate it …