Friendship
Praying Parents
I received a text in June from one of my daughter’s best friends. She wanted to know what I thought about her planning a surprise birthday party for my daughter at the end of July. I asked her what she had in mind. She said something simple, so I told her I thought it was … Continue reading
Growing Friendship
My daughter is almost finished with her freshman year of high school. When she started this year, one of her friends asked her what she hoped to accomplish during her four years of high school. Her friend went on to say that she wanted her name on trophies to be displayed in the office. She … Continue reading
A Valentine’s Day Celebration
Today is Valentine’s Day. Since I have a fourteen year old without a boyfriend, I’m keenly aware that it’s the world’s most romantic day in high school and she is single. (Her daddy is thrilled). Keep in mind, most of her friends are single too. In fact, four of her closest friends have planned a … Continue reading
Treasuring People this Busy Season
As Christmas draws nearer, I seem to get busier. My kids will be out of school in a few more days, so their gifts need to be wrapped. They are teenagers now (almost) and it’s not like I can put them to bed anymore and get things accomplished while they sleep. More often than … Continue reading
Allowing Others to Serve
Our washing machine died this weekend. It’s been limping for awhile, but the spin cycle finally stopped working completely and you know what happens then. The clothes come out literally dripping. I would have to go through three dryer cycles to get them dry. Of course, this is the absolute worse time of the year … Continue reading
Who are Your cheerleaders?
I was a cheerleader in high school. It wasn’t because that was what the popular kids did or anything as shallow as that. I was a cheerleader because it was what I was good at doing. I tried basketball and probably played a total of two minutes the entire season. I was terrible at it. … Continue reading
Faithful Friends
The text read, “Please say a prayer for me. Unspoken…I know I need a prayer warrior right now. Thank you.” That was it. I had no further details. It came from a friend of mine with a really stressful, busy job who never texts me during the day. Of course, I was in a place … Continue reading