I believe in confirmations from the Lord that I’m on the right track. And lately, with the hardships my family has experienced, I needed a little boost of confidence. Today is Autism Awareness Day. It’s a very special day for me because I am a Mom of twin adults (age 19) with autism. And it’s also a special day because …
April Fools Day
I don’t care for pranks as a rule. However, I admit to being party to a few. But I can honestly count on one hand the number of high jinks I’ve participated in. The worst prank played on my husband and I was when so-called friends put Vaseline all over our van’s door latches. I had my arms full of …
Erica’s Edition: Spring Break Musings
Today’s post is brought to you by my hard-working intern, Erica Graphman. Take it away, Erica! Ahh spring break! The time away from school and work to refresh and prepare for the end of the year. Or not. While some of my friends are down in Tennessee and Florida are having fun, I am stuck (for lack of a better …
Why I love my Kindle Paperwhite
I jumped onto the digital reading bandwagon pretty early. I had the second kindle when it came out but drooled over the first one. I have the kindle app on my computer, iPad and phone and three other people in this house own kindle fires, I still have my original kindle and I just bought the kindle paperwhite. Let’s see, …
Éirinn go Brách!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I adore St. Patrick. He’s one of my heroes. And was so long before I found out I’m part Irish. The Irish in our family comes from my Grandma Grace Brown. I’m very excited to be part of the Irish excitement this year. This is the first year I’ve been able to confirm my Irish ancestry. …
Strong Girls Saturday: Helping trafficked women and teens
No matter how strong a girl is, bad things happen. One of those bad things is human trafficking. Here are some statistics found on the Covering House website: Human trafficking generates $9.5 billion yearly in the United States. (United Nations) Approximately 300,000 children are at risk of being prostituted in the United States. (U.S. Department of Justice) The average age …
Erica’s Edition: I didn’t see that coming!
Today’s post is brought to you by my college intern, Erica Graphman! Take it away, Erica! It’s been one of those “Well I didn’t see that one coming” weeks. Not in a horrible way, but an interesting one. It all started with the weather. I didn’t expect the two warm days, and after those two days I didn’t expect the …
God’s Unexpected Blessings
A week ago today I was feeling rather low. I even blogged about it I was feeling so bad. Then, one blessing after another flowed into my life in unexpected ways. I got good news. A check came in the mail. And by sheer Providence, I got to meet Temple Grandin and interview her face to face for a full …
Woof! Jake the Boston Terrier, Interviews Donna Winters
As you know, I love dogs and have three of my own. The most outspoken of the three is Jake, a rescue dog. Jake is a Boston Terrier that a fellow blogger willed to me upon his death all the way from Pennsylvania. And since this boisterous canine is more than able to speak for himself, I’ll let him take …
Is Sunday School Destroying Our Kids?: How Moralism Suffocates Grace by Samuel C. Williamson
My degrees are in Christian Education. So as soon as author Samuel C. Williamson asked me to read and review this book I jumped at the opportunity. Could it be that my life’s work has been for naught? Had I led a generation of kids and teens astray? I had to wonder because some of the kids I’d worked with …