Tag: hope

Dirt: Removing Hypocrisy

There are things we each do which are a hidden sin. We lie, cheat, maybe even steal. We speed, leave work early and shrug our shoulders when we could do something, but choose not to. There are many …

Keep Holding Out For Hope

I am the mother of four adult children. It’s mind-blowing, to say the least. I have days when I shake my head in disbelief. These grown people have jobs, kids, and dogs. They rent homes, buy cars and …

I’ll Take the Folding Chair

We find ourselves in a peculiar position. John and I have realized how many things are different in our lives- the middle part we are going to call it, because who really wants to know, right? We are …

Thankful Thinking

It was raining cats and dogs and hippos out there. We had a flood warning for days. There were multiple accidents on the radio, thankfully none of them impeding my journey to work. I arrived safe, dry and …

The Things No One Warned Me About: Being the Adult Child

This is a new part of my life no one warned me about. No one told me my parents would turn into our closest friends. No one explained we might have to have boundaries with my in-laws. I …

The Things Noone Warned Me About: Mothering Adult Children

I am the mother of four adult children. It’s mind-blowing, to say the least. I have days when I shake my head in disbelief. These grown people have jobs, kids, and dogs. They rent homes, buy cars and …