Children
Long Distance Celebration
Today is my younger son’s birthday. My sister and I called him and left him a voicemail singing “Happy Birthday”. Then I sent him a message on social media. As I was about to text him – making sure I covered all bases – he called. He has several friends whose birthdays are around the […]
Missing Birthdays
Sometimes it feels like time is zipping by so quickly. My children both have birthdays within a couple of days. It can be hard for me to believe that I have a son who has children of his own – but so it is. I miss being able to celebrate their birthdays with them since […]
A Girl With Leukemia
Tonight my sister and I were just getting ready to turn in for the night when the doorbell rang. We were both surprised to hear it so late at night. When we opened the door, there was a young girl and a woman standing there holding a container of sherbet. It was my sister’s neighbor. […]
Granddaughter’s Baptism
Today another new little one joined the family of Christ – my granddaughter. I talked to my sons ahead of time to see if it would be possible to video chat during her Baptism in the church, and they said they would try. I got a call from my older grandson when they got to […]
Catching Up With Family
This morning I took a walk in the brisk air. I am surprised at how the weather seemed to change immediately at the first of October. After a few minutes I thought I would like to chat with someone. Since I always carry my phone, I thought I would call my sister who is typically […]
More Pope Francis
As soon as I got up this morning, I turned on the TV to watch the coverage of Pope Francis here in our country. The first thing that I saw was his official welcome by President Obama on the White House lawn. As the Vatican anthem played, Pope Francis had his head bowed and eyes […]
Fantasy Football
My grandson has set up a family Fantasy Football League. While I was visiting, he got me all set up with an account and showed me a little bit about the website. He has been sending messages to the group as he gets everyone rallied and excited for the league to begin. Yesterday was draft […]
Family Fun Day
It was a wonderful family day today. First thing this morning we went to church and my grandson was an altar server. I also got to see a good friend preach who I haven’t seen for about a year. Then we went to breakfast with my daughter-in-law’s family. In the afternoon we went to play […]
Meeting the Granddaughter
I finally made it safe and sound to my son’s house to see my new granddaughter. There was no problem traveling and the weather was good all the way. When I got to their house, there were hugs and tears all around. First my son, then the baby, my daughter-in-law, the baby, the grandsons, the […]
An Old Picture
Today I took my mom to get her haircut. The hairdresser used to cut my hair and my kids’ hair about 20 years ago before I moved away. It is always fun to see her as she always has interesting things to say. She loves my kids, especially the younger one and tells stories about […]
Still Finding God 