[Tweet “Tweet “Laughter is the best medicine- and free #therapy.””] Did you know laughter burns calories???? Halla! It also increases memory, enhances our immune systems, improves sleep, triggers the release of endorphins (natural pain killers), augments oxygen intake, improves blood pressure, eases digestion, escalates optimism, and it’s great for relationships! WOW- Who […]
[Tweet “I cry out to You. When my heart is #overwhelmed; Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I. Ps 61:2”] I feel like I’m a styrofoam cup of lukewarm Kool Aide. Diluted. Weak. Right now- in this season- Life is not a dream that’s merrily, merrily rolling along. Life is like a […]
[Tweet “Small Beginnings lay the foundation for Bigger Adventures. #specialneeds #downsyndrome #opportunity”] Opportunity came knocking and we answered the door! I just love God stories: those life moments where God has orchestrated everything to crescendo into a resounding chord! Let me start at the beginning 🙂 My beautiful friend, Julie, […]
“…excel still more, and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet (restful) life…” ~ Thessalonians 4:11 Tummy ache, fever and a call from Sarah, Cohen’s mom and the school nurse propelled me to grab my keys to pick up our grandson, in the middle of the school day. He was pale […]
There’s nothing quite so thrilling as Demolition! (unless you’re the one under demolition. 😉 ) [Tweet “Life under #construction is messy- Fear Not! Love holds the hammer. #restoration”] Noah & Sarah’s family bought a #house2home project. Family gathered! 🙂 Love rolled up its collective sleeves and got down to business! 😉 We […]
The race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; …..nor does success always come to those with the most intelligence….. Ecclesiastes 9:11 NET [Tweet “You’ll never know what you can do until you try, try again. #downsyndrome #perseverance”] In the “old days” (1970 and before!) […]
Life is many things; but one thing it isn’t- is easy. God is many things; but one thing He isn’t -is uncaring. In my walk of faith- I don’t struggle with if God CAN- I wonder if He WILL…. Here’s my Psalm to the One who Can and Will- because of His great […]
It’s a fact of life. Crap: A necessary byproduct of this earthy life. Let’s not forget we don’t get beautiful roses without dunged dirt. If there is “a day” where things will unravel, pressure will be percolating, trouble will be teeming, or chaos will be cavorting; for a pastor and family- Sunday is a […]
Growing up in a small, rural town of 750, I still get a bit nervous while navigating my way around Kansas City. Whew! I hate when I don’t know where I’m going. I fear I’ll get lost. I especially dislike tons of turbo traffic with merges and off ramps- it has the ability to […]
[Tweet “We make a living by what we get- we make a life by what we #give. #CHRISTmas”] I love to give gifts- but that silly money thing gets in the way so many times. $$$$ Sometimes I indulge in dreaming what I could do with a lottery win. (of course you have to […]
Ah- Sweet- precious- naive Bethany. What’s a mother to do???? Soooooo, Bethany’s latest escapade is matchmaking. Enter Daniel__________. Great Guy! Single. Enjoyable. Kind. Loves God. 27ish. Good Looking. (I can say that because I’m old enough to be his mother. 🙂 I guess you could say he’s the “total package”. (Yes girls- […]
Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are ALL the work of Your hand. Isaiah 55:4 October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Down Syndrome- a new world- a new journey- a new understanding I was 40 when I finally met someone with down syndrome. We named […]
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. Isaiah 55:8 NLT Bethany’s quirky thinking never ceases to surprise me- (but God’s not surprised by our “human” thinking.) We may be created in His image but even the most brilliant thinkers thought processes […]
Ordinary. Normal. Typical. Mainstream. When Bethany was born, I cried, worried, obsessed about her future and what it would look like. I just wanted her to fit in. To be “normal”. Normal. Ordinary. Like everyone else. Oh, brother! What in the world was I thinking? I never wanted our other kids to […]
“You are the light of the world–like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14 Our baby- the youngest of 7- blew out 16 candles last month! what? Yep- Bethany is Sweet 16….. In March, I’d thrown a big dance party for my Dad’s 90th birthday and Bethany was enraptured. […]