Which Family Member Do You Wish You’d Known Better?
Did you ever wish you could drive? What was fun to you? Could you imagine living outside of Mississippi? During my childhood years in the 1960s and 1970s, my siblings…
Read moreThis Is One Mistake I Won’t Make Again
We are sitting on the bedroom floor, Henry and I, the bedroom his Aunt Morgan grew up in. I have a book in my hand, a fun one. I’m excited…
Read moreLet Love Be the Tiebreaker
Should we rank our values? Typically our noble virtues don’t clash. But when they do? Let love be the tiebreaker. First Intentional Act On the first night after our little…
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Can You Tell a Good Story?
—Grace & Truth Linkup
It’s Friday night and I’m sitting on the floor in our bathroom, towel at the ready. I’ve run the warm bathwater for my 3-year-old granddaughter. We’ve been playing hard all…
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My Best News Yet for 2021
—Grace & Truth Linkup
I struggle to stay in the present. My mind likes to drift toward the future…future plans, future ideas, future to-do’s. And while those things are good and necessary uses of…
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5 Reasons to Love Being a Grandparent (+ Pictures)
—Grace & Truth Linkup
My own grandmothers seemed very old when I was a child. Is this how my grandchildren will see me? I resist the stereotypical “grandmother” image of grandmothers from media in…
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