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Sitting on the floor, playing with his toys, my three-year-old makes the fiercest noises as he crashes his cars into each other. The innocence in his voice and the joy that oozes out of him is captivating. He giggles, gets mad, gets over it and moves on with life. Meanwhile, across town there’s a seventeen-year-old young man sitting in his…
Continue readingRound and round she goes, “Look daddy, look! Am I pretty? Do you see me? Watch me twirl daddy…watch.” Her face lights up as she smiles from ear to ear; her eyes twinkle with every turn. With eager anticipation, she waits, “Am I lovely? Am I enough? Do I have what it takes to make you smile?” Her questions go…
Continue readingAs I stood in a long line with a sleeping baby in a stroller and waited for my family to get off another exciting ride in Disneyland, my phone rang. I didn’t recognize the number but everything inside of me said, “Answer it!” With 50,000 of my closest friends scurrying about, time was about to stand still for me. Before…
Continue readingAfter seventeen years of marriage, seven kids (6 biological, 1 amazing gift that we’ve been beyond blessed to call son and co-raise), and a boat load of life in between; not much comes as a huge shock or takes us by surprise. My husband (Tim) and I have lived an adventure that makes me weak in the knees when I stop…
Continue readingMom. Yes, you. You are a big deal. You really are! With rare exception, at the core of all you do, your heart longs to love and serve your family well. Not too long ago I was with a friend that is a genuine lover of her family. She works tirelessly to serve, love, and take care of all their…
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