I braid the rope together. It may seem like a peculiar birthday gift but to an 11 year old with down syndrome it will be well received. “string” as he knows it brings comfort and calm to a world that is often overstimulating and overwhelming. Lupus shoots fiery darts of inflammation and pain into the…
Category Archives: blessings
Quality Time
The hubby and I are back from celebrating my birthday weekend in one of my favorite cities, Baltimore. I am a Maryland girl and few things make me happier than the Chesapeake Bay We spent an afternoon at the Baltimore Museum of Art {one of the top ten museums in the country!}. I could go…
Choosing Joy
Margaret Feinberg calls it a sacred echo. God whispers something to your heart. You think you hear but you aren’t sure. Then, the same thing is repeated somehow, someway and… if you are paying attention, you can catch the whisper of God, from His heart to yours. God speaking to you, through His Word, through…
Hello there
Life, with the frenetic rhythm of busy, has kept me from writing the past week or so. My soul is parched without the outlet. Then, my computer got fried by bad storms and my bad choice of outlets to leave it plugged in to. My fabulous hubby surprised me with a shopping trip for a…
There’s no place like home
There are days when I want nothing more than to curl up on the bench swing bolted to my grandparent’s dock, with a hot cup of tea and the blue fuzzy blanket, and watch the sun come up over the Chesapeake Bay. But, that is not possible right now. There are four teenagers and a…
Counting it ALL joy
Since the unexpected occurred last week, I have been purposeful about looking for the joy in all circumstances. Easier said than done, but once you start counting the blessings, the blessings become more obvious. Context is crucial when looking for the joy in difficult times. It is difficult to feel sorry for myself when I…
The Little Things
I am easily irritated. I am quite sure I was born that way. Little things get under my skin. The noise of a video game. The beep, beep of a timer going off. The ringing dinging of the car door open. Apparently, little noises irritate me. Then, there are the things that slow me down. …
Learning as you go
Most weekdays, on the way home from driving Miss S. to school, I find myself behind a slow moving red car. The sign in the back window states “student driver”. I was finding myself annoyed that {seemingly} every stinkin’ morning, I got stuck behind these kids that don’t have a clue what they are doing…
thirty two
Birthdays mean more when you come close to not having another. The shift in perspective from not wanting to get older to being excited that God has granted another year on this earth. It is life changing. Not everyone gets that. And that is okay. But I get it. and so birthdays, like yesterday, full…
Thankful for the chaos
Temples throb with the pulse of the every day. Loud, long legged boys running through the house, with their muddy shoes on. Three month old sweet pea that has learned to {loudly} fight her sleep until she finally succumbs to sheer exhaustion. Teenage girl never lacking in teenage girl drama. Deadlines and unedited manuscripts and…
