We stayed put for Labor Day. It was kind of heavenly to just hang around here and get some things done and play tennis and hang/swim with friends. We made a big breakfast after which I took a good look at my recipe book sitting on the counter: I love that thing. My Mom gave…
Our second day here was our “medical” day. It was probably the day most filled with anticipation as well as trepidation. To be in the midst of these people so afflicted and outcast from society (the “untouchables”) and to be able to reach out to them and smile at them, wash their feet, bandage their…
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I kind of feel like I need to follow up on this whole “being enough” stuff because I never put in my personal theory of the most important measurement for whether we are “enough” or not. (Seeking that answer from God.) I get these kinds of…
I have a problem. I have a horrible memory. That’s why I take pictures galore. If I have a snapshot of something, even if it’s just a portion of the event, all the details seem to come flooding back when I look back at it. For example, I was just telling Dave the other day…
Part one is back here. Because yes, we went clear back the day after Thanksgiving and I haven’t made time to finish writing up my wrap-up yet. When I look at these pictures I get a little lump in my throat thanking my lucky stars that we got to do this. It is at trip…
Usually my “word” for the year comes to me slowly. Gradually. (I take this “one word” business pretty seriously.) But this year my word arrived quite unexpectedly before I had even started to mull over what I was aiming for. It happened to be at a time when I was feeling overwhelmed almost to the…
First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I, for one, cannot believe it’s already another new year. And I’m excited about that little fact. Because I love new beginnings. I even have my 2012 “one word” all figured out (more about that later). And I’m happy that Christmas is over for one more year. Oh wait,…
I decided long ago that co-hosting a Power of Moms Motherhood Retreat would be the best way to honor this stewardship I got back here. The American Mothers Inc. has pretty much the same goals as Power of Moms does and together the two organizations can be a powerful force to be reckoned with. So…