The baton is being passed.  He is the last runner.  There will never be another one come from my womb or hold my hand at this age.  This C...

google.com I quit...that is it, I am finished!!!!  I am no longer going to be a MOM!!   The confrontation had my stomach in knots and...

I heard his wakening voice calling.  I called back, "I am coming!"  He is unable to get himself out of his bed, therefore, dependi...

Okay, if you are already laughing then you know what I did....I broke the carnal laws of washing and drying my clothes. My mother's g...

As my nest grows smaller it is funny to watch  when my adult children ask for a "hand".  Although their independence from me is a ...

 Hermits need to move beyond the confines of their comfortable dwelling in order to continue their growth. So this hermit (me) peered out fr...

My fall semester is ending in a three-week test like my son.  I have ripped apart the footstool, painted the wood, sanded down the rocker an...

When was the last time you let yourself enter the world of Imagination? This past weekend our yard became a field of mushroom circles due t...

In Texas the saying goes, "If you don't like the weather just stay around a day and it will change."  So Texas weather keeps u...

In a moment of total insanity I confessed to "Ethel" that I was bored !  Life just seems  less eventful than when my house was fu...

The door starts to swing close on its hinges, as I race to put my foot between the door and its frame.   It can't be closing... I have s...

This poem resonates in my spirit as I watch my children of all ages.  It also brings such a word to parents...no matter your choice of schoo...

I heard it calling me. The sides bumping, the visual of wiggling its way from its appointed place, the sound of agony could be heard throu...

Otters, Lions, Beavers and Golden Retrievers...beware!!! Do you have these animals living at your house?  Well I do!   A FAMILY CAN B...

While singing along with Casting Crowns song "It's a Slow Fade," my four-year-old became quiet and still when the little gir...

After my husband's margin-less, 14 consecutive working days, I kept hearing my four-year-old's repeated request that he wanted to ...

A "pre-man" walks through the halls of my house.  I have been through this journey three other times, I hope I am ready!  All the ...