This is What Determination Looks Like

This is What Determination Looks Like

My youngest daughter is learning to swim. It’s still tricky, because she is not even close to being tall enough to stand with her head above the water. We watch her closely, hovering, and always one of us is close enough to reach her if she gets into trouble. At...
God and Grandma

God and Grandma

On our way home from driving the other girls to school, my daughter Maggie likes to talk. The drive to school is noisy. Sometimes it’s all bickering and whining. Other times the older girls sing or tell the same joke repeatedly. Maggie, usually still sleepy,...
A Bright Thread of Grace

A Bright Thread of Grace

Four years ago today, I got up early to drive to the airport to pick up my sister-in-law, Dana. Round-bellied, I had spent Christmas afternoon taking down our Christmas tree and getting our home in order.  My two young daughters didn’t seem bothered by the day we...