I’m Participating in THE SATURDAY EVENING BLOG POST! This is where bloggers gather on the first Saturday of each month to share their latest and greatest blog posts. This month we’re featuring posts from SEPTEMBER ’09. After a little debate with myself between my anniversary post and this one, I decided to share “Remembering Fall…

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…but of late I’ve been questioning God’s judgment in selecting me as the mother of four children. Granted, They* took one of our kids back — I hope that wasn’t because I flunked out of motherhood-of-four. I would not have self-identified as a mother of four, especially when our oldest needed absolutely everything done for…

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That was first thought when I woke up this morning. It’s October. It’s the month. Last year we had plans every weekend of October — ten-year homecoming reunion at college for me followed by a visit with the in-laws, driving the van to the company putting a rear-entry ramp in and spending a couple nights…

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Eleven years ago, a starry-eyed young couple stumbled tearily through their wedding vows in a simple little church surrounded by a small group of friends and family. They celebrated after with cake, finger foods, and lots of hugs and well-wishes. Showered with bubbles, they waltzed off into their life together. Sometimes I look at that…

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I’ve been listening to, singing along, and worshiping with the group Selah since Elli was born. Some friends gave us the group’s first CD, Be Still My Soul. Elli loved their trio-sound and their soulful renditions of old favorites as well as their new music. When I heard the song “Unredeemed” from Selah’s newest CD…

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