Years ago, when my husband and I were first married, I tried to cut his hair. I failed miserably. I don’t cut straight and I had no idea what I was doing. I didn’t want to cut his hair because I was sure I would make a mess of it and I did. The barber [...]
The Power of Music to Evoke Memories My husband and one of my daughters were visiting while ironing clothes. A radio station was playing in the background. I was in the kitchen paying attention to one of my sons. We were talking and he was sharing what he had experienced earlier in the evening. Some [...]
I love stormy days. I know that is different than most people. As a child, my mother huddled us all on the couch with all the windows closed and had every electrical appliance unplugged. My mother says that she is still afraid of thunderstorms. I was just the opposite. I wanted my children to be [...]
I love cleaning the kitchen! I know…strange thing to admit. But, I have rediscovered recently that when I clean the kitchen, I have time to reflect. Part of this I discovered because our dishwasher was not repairable and we had to wait a few weeks because the dishwasher was back ordered (Christmas time is a [...]
I am a firm believer in Time Out. I think that it is a great idea to spend time with yourself, reflecting on what is happening all around you. This works best with older children. Because… The Time Out I am speaking about is Mama’s Time Out. Karin’s blog gave some pointers for Relaxing as [...]
One of the things I love about being a mother is to have my children or grandchildren call me just to say, “I was reading this story (or scripture or poem…) and I thought of you.” This morning, a daughter called to share a story. She gave me the name of the story and the [...]
There is a scene in the movie The Way We Were where two of the characters are talking about the best year of their lives. They start with college and then one of the characters (played by Robert Redford) counts forward, each year being chosen as the best year. I have listened to many people [...]
“The new year comes with happiness, with songs of love and cheer. The new year comes with many joys, oh, I am glad it’s here! Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Happy New Year to you! Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Happy New Year to you!” This is one of my [...]
Recently, one of my sisters and her family were visiting our home. We had shared a lovely meal and at my husband’s urging retired to the music room to sing. We have many musical instruments purchased over the years and I am not sure how we decided to pass the instruments around to the children [...]
This morning, I was unexpectedly surprised when I walked out of the front door. The wind was biting and I was unprepared. I had on a short sleeve shirt and it was still dark. I shivered! Quickly, I walked to the car. And I thought of the line from the famous Christmas song, “Baby, It’s [...]
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