My husband’s voice moaned as he plodded up the stairs, “Is tomorrow really Monday?” My daughter chuckled in response, “That’s what Mom just said!” Amazing how that happens. In less than five minutes Mike and I groaned the same question. We do many things alike these days. In another decade I might look a little Asian and he grow red hair and freckles. We’ve been …
Empty Places
My heart always aches on this day for those who aren’t mothers but long to be. Sometimes, many times, life doesn’t turn out as we plan. For some of us, we had no plans, but life happened anyway. If we could turn back the clock, we’d do it differently. We might have a plan this time, and everything would be …
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A Mother’s Faith
I am a writer for a new online religion newspaper called Wilmington FAVS. I find stories of groups and ministries that reach out to the needy in the community. The blog is called Walk the Talk. Every week our editor throws out a Viewpoint question. Contributors share their opinions and experiences. Some questions are political. All personal. And sometimes just down-right …
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Grooving with Mandisa
The streets of Wilmington were endangered yesterday morning. I admit it. As I drove my son’s stick-shift Camary to my Bible study, this song played on the radio. That’s when it happened. My body couldn’t stop moving as I drove. It’s a little hard to shift and dance at the same time. Nothing like a 46 year old mom dancing behind …
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"Do I have to clean the bathroom?"
I have this bad habit of dreading doing chores. Is this Lazy? Please don’t answer that. The other night I was taking a bath when I whined to the Lord, “Oh….Lord, the bathroom is so gross.” Well, clean it. He replied. pginvestor.com As simple as that. He was telling me to clean rather than bemoan the chore. Jesus has a great sense of …
