Meet Miriam

1926. The year Mother turned nine and as the Great Depression worsened, her beloved father died of cancer. Grandmother, left with two children and pregnant, began folding sheets in the local mill to earn money and provide for her little ones. Each day, while...

Changes

Welcome back! It’s been a long time since the last post and while I won’t bore you with a plethora of details, 2015/16 have been years of significant changes for our family. Some good changes – a wedding, a graduation, my first book publication. Some mixed blessing...

Tylergarten

Kenny, a year older than Tyler, had just told us about his first day of kindergarten when Tyler looked up at me and asked… (I’m guessing since you read the title, you already know where this is going!) “Mommy, next year will I go to tylergarten?” We smile. Kids –...

Bubble-wrap

Bubble-wrap is my favorite bubble. (Bubble bath. Bubblegum. Bubble soda.) As a child, my daughter competed in acrobatics through CAT (California Acrosport Team).   Within the larger CAT team, were multiple teams of two to three athletes. Although a few teams had only...

Names

“Mommy!” I waken from a deep sleep and stumble to my son’s side. Names hold power. “Susan.” Hurrying down the street, I hear my name, stop and turn. Names hold power. Names teach us how to call out to the Holy One. The Bible has over 200 names for God. They provide a...