​(4 minutes, 14 seconds – Happy Mother’s Day!) Hesitant, I approached the registration table in the church foyer. Mingling among very young moms, I felt conspicuous. As a woman with grown children cruising in on the half-century mark, I sheepishly stepped forward to sign up…

10-27-221 minute 41 seconds Being the parent of adult kids is like going through an automatic car wash.To stay on the track going through a carwash, you put your vehicle in neutral, keep your foot off the brake, and most importantly, take your hands off…

10-13-22 (2 minutes, 20 seconds) Country music fan or not, you’ve most likely heard of George Straight. I like many of his songs and enjoy the movie Pure Country, in which he stars. However, my personal ranking of George leaped a few notches upward when…

9-22-222 minutes flat 🙂 Recently it took three of us to clip our chickens’ wings.I caught and held each bird, our son gently stretched their right wings to expose the flight feathers, and hubs carefully snipped away a narrow row of feathers to keep our…

Several weeks ago I was riding shotgun next to my youngest man-cub. Glancing down, I noticed that the cupholder between his car seats held multiple square post-it notes that had cursive writing on them. Intrigued but not wanting to appear nosy, I casually asked, “Are…

Several years ago as a grown woman with four children, I naturally began to think more often of my own mom and the sacrifices she made for me and my three siblings. I borrowed the idea of making a Grateful Jar for my mom filled with…

We became pen pals and started getting to know each other when he was 21 years old. So as Jon turns 50 years old this weekend, I am calculating that I have known him for 29 years. I am so grateful for the past 29…