The Acacia Tree

Armed guards within the Tower of London protect the crown jewels of England. Bullet-resistant encasements secure the documents of our country. Yet, the most precious belongings of the Israelites were stored in a chest built from simple acacia wood. Ahhh…the acacia....

“Mommy, up.”

“Mommy, up.” My daughter didn’t like to walk. Not when she was three years old or five or seven. (We’ll stop at seven because true confessions should only reveal so much.) She could walk – had been doing so since she was 10 months old. Maybe she thought walking was...

Daily List

  The sailor outfit for Tyler’s six month old photo was a perfect fit – on Monday. By Saturday, the day of the photo appointment, the buttons threatened to pop off his shirt and the pants almost squeezed him in half. The proverb from the ‘Book of Mom’ was...