My Grandson, My Brother

February 20, 2013 By

Cadence, Lala, Papa Rich. April, 2012 Cadence Gets Communion“If you confess that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior, we invite you to come forward and partake.” It’s Good Friday and my heart floods with gratitude. Our pastor’s familiar words push the overflow out through my eyes. Blinking back tears, floating on reverence, I rise […]


Filed Under: communion, Easter, God's omnipotence, grace, grandchildren, John 6, joy, love, Pastor Robert Jacobsen, sacrifice

Love Comes in Bytes and Pixels

February 14, 2013 By

My Daughter, Her Son, My Dad, His Bride Extending Our Reach Today is the day we honor love. My husband  reserved a table at our favorite restaurant; he booked it via the restaurant’s website. I posted Valentine wishes on my daughter’s Facebook page (yesterday, because in Guam it’s tomorrow). My e-mail this morning delivered a lovely […]


Filed Under: 1 John 4, child, Facebook, family, God's omnipotence, grandchildren, love

The Baby Book Led Me Astray

January 22, 2013 By

Me, Cadence, Elaine. January 14, 2013 My daughter’s been on my mind lately. She was here, just a few days ago, on a too-quick visit to claim her firstborn and return with him to the family’s new home on Guam. We squeezed a whole lot of living into those few days, talking and eating and […]


Filed Under: 2 Corinthians 3, child, dream, God's omnipotence, grace, grandchildren, grief, hope, treasure

Lipstick Time

November 28, 2012 By

Elaine, Me, Mom. May, 1984. Speeding at a Standstill A few weeks ago, I left on a Thursday evening to meet my daughter. On my way out the door, I slipped a lipstick into my purse. She’d left the tube of Viva Glam in my car the last time I’d seen her and I had […]


Filed Under: 2 Peter 3, baby, child, family, grandchildren, hope, love, trust, waiting

Candy for Elaine. WordCandy.

November 1, 2012 By

Dear Elaine,  It’s all going to be awesome.  (And by “all,” I mean this part, this part–every part.)  With love and confidence,Mom Me, Daphne, Elaine, Sawyer, Cadence. Pumpkin Patch. October, 2012. ‘Do not fear, for I am with you;Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.I will strengthen you, surely I will […]


Filed Under: blessings, change, child, clarity, grandchildren, Isaiah 41, love, rest, travel, WordCandy, work
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