When my kids were young, I wanted them to choose activities I knew to be enriching: reading, drawing, building, creating, piecing together puzzles, inventing imaginative games. But when boredom came and I would suggest said activities, my ideas were often met with disinterest. Maybe it was because they were hoping I’d suggest something that required…
Most of the following words were written last spring in a post on Caringbridge. Earlier this year, my 39 year old (seemingly healthy) husband was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. We are now on a journey with cancer that we never would have chosen. But God has made His presence known to us and…
I didn’t read much as a kid. Playing games and romping around outside was more my style. The power of a good book didn’t become apparent to me until 8th grade when I was assigned to read To Kill A Mockingbird. It made me feel things. What? Books can be engaging, amusing and address infuriating…
