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Motherhood – The Freedom of Not Being Enough

There was a time when I would grab my son’s soft baby feet and squish them and smush them and foist way too many kisses on them. Yeah, that was before said feet started to resemble... hooves. About a decade later, forget squishing his feet, I wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole. (Sorry, kid, ...

When “What If?” Compels You To Act

If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God’s love? It disappears. And you made it disappear. 1 John 3: 17 (The Message Bible) Taking off my Crocs, I stand at the entrance of the two-room ...

Life Lessons from a Desolate Dress

There’s a dress hanging in my closet. It’s a beautiful brick-orange maxi dress in a soft fabric that swishes about when I walk. It’s not stuffily formal. Nor is it informal. It’s one of those outfits you can “dress up” with the right jewelry – you know what I’m talking about, ladies. It would work ...

Parenting Prayers for the New Year

Browsing through some of the posts I’ve cobbled together over the last few years and I came across one called “Parenting Prayers for the New Year.” It was the 2015 edition. Since then so much has changed. At that point, Sonny Boy didn’t know how to tie his shoelaces. He’s almost 12 now – he knows ...
MEET SUSAN

I love words. But you probably figured that out by now, considering this website essentially collates my words on the web. Read More…