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Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. ~G. K. Chesterton
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Wedding Plans?
Remember this little love story? Well, Mr. Austin is at it again. Apparently, while she was busy trying to write an email to me, Marni’s boy planned his future. And Bella’s. Austin: When I grow up, I’m going to drive my gray car to see Audrey. She gonna have a pink car. Den we race.…
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Dandelions
They stand before me, expectant delight in their eyes, holding out sweaty hands clenching bunches of yellow. Bear and Bella. “Here, Mommy!” “We picked these special for you!” Dandelions fill their hands, picked with love, and a simple beauty erupts in my heart. “Oh, yes!” I enthuse, “Let’s find a blue vase for them,” I…
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Impossible Knots, Continued…
Thank you to all of you who are praying for Danica and her family. Monica wrote an update and posted it on Facebook, so I’m copying it here for all of you, too. Please keep praying. The journey is going to be long and hard. Danica’s MRI Results… Chiari Continued Thank you so much to…
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I Can’t Wait
Often I will grab my little Bella close in my arms and whisper, “Stop it, girlie, just stop it. You’re not allowed to grow up anymore.” She will wriggle and giggle and sparkle like she always does, “Mooooommmmyyy, I can’t stop gwowing up. God made me dis way.” While I can’t argue with that, there…