and daycare mama to ten more little ones.
My days are busy, my arms are full,
and my heart rejoices in Jesus.
There’s only one way out; How to be sure of your eternal destiny
What would you do if you were trapped in a cave, hundreds of feet below the ground? There's a spectacular cave in our region of the Ozarks called Marvel Cave. The walking tour takes you deep into the earth, roughly 500 feet below the entrance. Marvel Cave is known for...
What to do when the pressure builds up
I'm not exactly proud of it, but I've put a hole in the ceiling of a parsonage. To be fair, the pastor of the church was also involved. So there's that. But most of it was my fault. Years ago when I was a teenager, my brother and I traveled to Michigan to spend some...
I will go, but not alone
Her eyes twinkled and an impish grin graced her face, but she wouldn't budge from her spot on the top step. "Come on, Sweetie," I encouraged. "You can do it." It's been a few months since I sold my little daycare, but last week I had the opportunity to watch "my"...
Pretending you’re okay when you’re not
Some may see it as a bit unethical, but wow---how the school break room rang with laughter when one of my fellow teachers, Mr. S, told the hermit crab story! Years before, Mr. S. taught a class of middle school students and they had a class pet---a hermit crab. A very...
