Part 1 of 3 And friends are friends foreverIf the Lord’s the Lord of themAnd a friend will not say never‘Cause the welcome will not endThough it’s hard to let you goIn the Father’s hands, we knowThat a lifetime’s not too longTo live as friends Michael W. Smith I wasn’t on Oahu one week before the connection with Cathie was made. After talking to an Air Force family that used the same homeschool curriculum I…
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When my children were young, we had a very generous neighbor who gave each of our NINE children bookstore gift cards at Christmas. We were booklovers, and the gift was a generous $25 per person. This was pre-Amazon. Shopping for the selection and purchase meant going in-person to the bookstore. I don’t recall why I felt the rush to go while the Christmas holidays were still in full swing. Likely I knew that the longer…
9 CommentsDuring my years at the Naval Academy, the Glee Club put on a 1961 satirical musical by the same title as this blog post. It was one of the first times women midshipmen were used in a musical production. I remember watching the musical as it poked fun at climbing the corporate ladder without having to work that hard. What was a fun way to spend a weekend as a midshipman isn’t actually fun in…
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By the time I got my first pair of eyeglasses in 5th grade, I had exceeded the vision standard for being legally blind. I never complained of headaches. I continued to get excellent grades. I couldn’t see the chalkboard sitting in the front row. It was a shock to my parents when my visual acuity tested so limited after the second eye exam, yet my school performance remained unaffected. That doesn’t work out the same…
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My oldest just moved the day after Christmas. With my own Navy moves under my belt, I knew that sometimes moving across an ocean is a lot easier than moving houses 20 minutes down the street. When you move across an ocean, you know you need help. When you move locally, it’s easy to think you can get by with some help from family. When I showed up at Maggie’s front door, I had to…
4 CommentsOne of the easiest things I know to do to celebrate anything is to consider how to engage as many of my senses as I can. It’s why I ask my children what they want for their birthday dinner. Often it is a meal that in taste and aroma recall something happy and familiar to them. I may not get the gift right but the meal is always a win. This Christmas season I hope…
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