I have a friend who says "Heavens to Betsy" as his preferred mild exclamation. I'll leave the non-mild exclamations to the imagination....

Remember the scene in Young Frankenstein where Igor is telling Dr. FRONKenschteen about the brain from someone named Abby Normal? That's...

I went to church twice today if you count the normal service in an abnormal place, then another one I watched online from a friend's...

Anyone familiar with Psalm 23 will recognize this phrase right away. It's one that has stuck with me particularly through the past...

(Update: Don't ascribe every scenario listed below to my situation. It's everything I could think of at the time of writing in order to...

How can we stay positive in a negative world? I just cleaned out hundreds of unread emails from a personal account I forget to check very...

I don't know about you, but for me, reading the news, watching the news, being immersed day in and day out in it is just depressing. Good...

What do you do on a perfect Sunday? Have buddies over to play! Kal and Kara had fun visiting friends that haven't been over here for...

Happy Resurrection Day! The pictures are from around our neighborhood today. Miss E has the prettiest daffodil patch I've ever seen, and...

Today was definitely not a pretty parenting day. It was a day to try my soul like no other, starting from the starting gun of the alarm...

The kids and I had an interesting conversation on the way to church this morning. It began about as soon as we left the driveway, and it...

Each new phase in mothering leaves me feeling inadequate to handle the problems the kids are facing, thus leaning heavily on the Lord for...

I've been feeling especially happy lately, bursting into spontaneous song and laughing with my children when they're not trying to unseat...

Okay, it's January again. I missed writing yesterday, so we're two days into January now. 2020 was a strange year. Good and bad. ...

Today has been a quiet day for us, one of reflection, even though it's the day after our son, Bruce, would have been 6 years old had he...

How do I keep a root of bitterness from taking hold? I'm asking because the one thing I do NOT want to become is a bitter, angry old...

It's Friday today. Lots of people automatically think: T.G.I.F.--Thank God, It's Friday. I thank God it's Friday. I thank Him for every...

Last night, an Amber Alert came over my phone with its blood-curdling beep. It has to be so abrasive to get attention, I guess. I paused...

I've been MIA the last two days, at least from writing. So here's what's been happening: I saw ducks on my walk yesterday. Two males...

Today was the pleasant sort of day when it's cool enough for a sweater, but warm enough to enjoy the air immensely. Kara and I found a...