Author Archives: Wendy
The Restoration Business
This summer I spent a lot of time refinishing furniture for my daughter’s first college apartment. I have to admit, I had a blast. There’s something amazingly therapeutic about taking something old, ugly, and seemingly past its prime, and turning it into something pretty and useful again. Old furniture tends to have a certain character … Continue reading
Taking a Step Back
Today is the first day that my son is out for summer break. My daughter came home from college a couple of weeks ago and all of my chicks are back in the nest. It’s a temporary season, but one I’m going to treasure. June at my job means ten hour days Monday-Thursday, so we … Continue reading
Senior Inspiration
A couple of days ago, the seniors from our local high school who attended the elementary school where I work, were invited to come and walk the halls in their caps and gowns. It was such a sweet spectacle. Their parents came. The current elementary students poured out into the halls and clapped for them … Continue reading
When Two or Three Gather
I work in the front office of an elementary school and this week is our last week before the summer break. The office is busy on any given week, but to say that this week is packed full of events all week long, is an understatement. It seems like we can’t go more than ten … Continue reading
Enjoying Family Time
My family spent Mother’s Day with my sweet mama at her house. We ate pizza We went swimming. We got caught up. We laughed a lot and enjoyed being with family. We even visited with a cousin I haven’t seen in way too long. We took pictures and created memories. We stayed much later than … Continue reading
Celebrating Controlled Chaos
We moved our daughter out of her dorm and home for the summer, just over a week ago. It was so exciting to get her back home. After unpacking, and folding, and rearranging, there was still no good place for a lot of the things that she moved home, so they ended up stacked as … Continue reading
Sharing Fears and Faith
We were recently discussing in my Sunday school class, the Biblical account of the Israelites leaving Egypt and crossing the desert where they would eventually walk through the Red Sea. The account tells us that God led them with either a pillar of cloud by day or a pillar of fire by night and that … Continue reading
Reaching for Jesus
A couple of weeks ago, my hubby and I attended a bike race. They actually close the streets off in downtown Athens and the competitors race through the streets. There are events that take place all day long, but the final two events are the women’s race and the men’s race. Both are backed by … Continue reading
It All Matters
Last Sunday at choir practice, the sopranos were really struggling. We were missing a few voices that day and we were having a hard time finding the notes. We stumbled around for a little while and then another soprano showed up. She picked up her book and joined in and it all got easier. We … Continue reading
Choosing to Pay Attention
Last weekend, there was an awards banquet for our high school band. I arrived early to help decorate and get set up. Everyone was asked to bring a dessert to share. As people started arriving, the goodies started rolling in. One mom handed me a box of store bought cookies and kind of hung her … Continue reading