Kicking Trees

When, as a young girl I got mad, frustrated or began whining my mother gave me words of wisdom.  At the time, I didn’t know they were words of wisdom.  I just thought her words of instruction were normal protocol.  Her instruction was this.  “Go outside,...

I Can’t Hear You!

I rattled the dish, ever so quietly – and Denver came running over, thinking it was time to be fed.  This little puppy devours his food in a matter of seconds, with what seems like one gulp.  The slightest crumpling of a bag or rattling of a dish sends him into...

A Listening Ear

My ears seem too sensitized and it’s affecting my sleep.  For the past 6 weeks I have had my phone in my room – on standby for baby delivery news.  3 of those weeks, while Kristen was hospitalized, my ears were also tuned in to the baby monitor in our room – in case...

Carried Close to His Heart

Isaiah 40:11     He tends his flock like a shepherd:         He gathers the lambs in his arms     and carries them close to his heart;         he gently leads those that have young. I think of this verse as I watch my husband carry Jordan in and out of the house,...