Coca-Cola Cake
When our twin daughters were born, we were living in a different city, away from family. Even with the generous and loving community we...
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- May 26
Time Traveler
In the third book of my middle grade series of fantasy fiction, I created a character named Gus who has two magical powers, and one of...
- Nov 6, 2022
Contrary Contronyms
When I was growing up, one of my favorite fictional characters was a ditzy maid with a genuine knack for baking named Amelia Bedelia. She...
- May 18, 2022
Tell Someone Day
Other than your regular holidays—ones like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, Arbor Day—there are some pretty crazy celebrations that...
- May 9, 2022
Washing windows
A few weeks ago I washed the inside and outside of most of the windows in our house. This is worth mentioning because I often feel like I...
- Apr 18, 2022
Canopy bed
I always wanted a canopy bed, a canopy bed with a frilly dust ruffle and tons of fabric draping over me as I dreamed perfect, happy...
- Aug 30, 2021
Stockpiling God’s blessings
Our two sons are both on travel soccer teams. This means that they seem to be playing ball all the time. In the winter, we’ve watched...
- Aug 14, 2021
The Invention of the Microwave
When I was 6-years old, my dad bought our family’s first microwave oven. It was a giant behemoth with its own designated piece of...
- Mar 15, 2021
Non-sense
With my recent COVID-19 diagnosis, I acquired a strange, unwelcome gift—the loss of my senses of smell and taste. First of all, you...
- Jul 17, 2020
Great Grandpa
This pandemic may be called many things—scary, inconvenient, ill-timed, unprecedented. As a mom to two graduating daughters and two...
- Dec 16, 2019
Be the gift
How did I end up sitting on this metal bench next to a Customer Service desk? I just wanted two $25 gift cards, but instead the cashier...
- Jul 22, 2019
Fireflies
A friend recently told me about taking a group of Texas teens to Nashville for a mission trip. As they sat outside at an evening...
- Sep 25, 2018
Sudoku
In a house with 4 kids who go to 3 different schools, weekday mornings can be hectic. Breakfast must be eaten. Backpacks must be packed....
- Aug 27, 2018
Just another day on Venus
As I was listening to the radio recently, I heard some interesting facts about the planet Venus. I already knew a few things, like that...
- Aug 23, 2017
Just a regular Wednesday
There are some mornings when it doesn’t pay to get out of bed. Take this morning, for instance. I killed a wasp in my bathroom. Getting...
- Jun 17, 2017
Summer Time (and why it shouldn’t be wasted)
Yesterday my 15-year old daughter approached me in the hallway of our home and asked me a question. With utmost sincerity and concern,...
- Apr 10, 2017
Whoop-de-doo
Soon after my husband Brent and I were married, my in-laws treated us to a trip to California. We toured the coast and visited all kinds...
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