Category Archives: Inner Circle

While watching the Fourth of July fireworks, my husband told our children about a childhood memory. The day after the Fourth, he used to search the streets for unused fireworks, forgotten or misplaced in the dark. My husband and I … Continue reading →

My daughter is not the cleanest of kids—more like a hoarder who can’t bear to part with the tiniest scraps of paper. I torture her with a weekly cleansing of her dumping grounds—I mean bedroom—where I toss and reteach her … Continue reading →

I’m not big into pets. I was fine with never having one, but my children…they wanted a pet. “Please,” they’d say. “No way,” I’d say. Back and forth, on and on, they wouldn’t let it go no matter how many … Continue reading →

It took the better part of two summers, and seven dump trailers full of dirt to finish the yard around my house. Our family is exhausted, even our youngest, from the many trips it took to wheel-barrow the hand-shoveled soil … Continue reading →

It would be so much easier if I could do everything perfect—unfortunately I can’t. A week ago, I was singing a solo in church and hit a wrong note. Then, so focused on my flub, I forgot the entire phase … Continue reading →

You’d think after living thirty-plus years I’d have a more realistic idea on how long a project is going to take me. I bought sod this week for a small patch we needed to fix in our lawn. When the … Continue reading →

This past weekend my husband took our two boys to a Fathers and Sons outing. Aptly named, it’s a camping weekend of no-girls-allowed. My daughter and I don’t mind, we give ourselves the girliest, girls night out possible while there … Continue reading →

I hope every mother had a wonderful Mother’s Day. My gift for Mother’s Day came last Thursday when my oldest son hopped in the truck and said, “Mom, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think you better show … Continue reading →

This coming weekend I will have the pleasure of talking to single, young adults about creative dating. Some might see this as a less than desirable topic. Less face it, sometimes dating can be hard, and filled with heartache, but … Continue reading →

What I wouldn’t give for absolute self-control. I could squash my temperament, which tends to run on the hot side, before I explode and say and do things I shouldn’t.  After I calm down, I always feel like a fool.  … Continue reading →