Conflict Happens
Our 13 year old son was reading his assigned short story in literature. The story revolved around two brothers who were in conflict with each other which resulted in each of the brothers deeply hurting their relationship. Through the story, the brothers discover that their actions were rooted in pride and envy. Our son dutifully […]
Smile and Light Up!
In the 1800’s, song writer William Wallace said, “The hand that rocks the cradle, is the hand that rules the world.” As a mother, I can see how that can be true. So many of our seemingly insignificant tasks translate into the character of our children, the value they feel and the faith they embrace. […]
One of Those Days
One of Those Days It was one of those days. Discouragement seemed to open his ugly arms to me from the moment I rolled out of bed. It was my first year of home schooling our five very active children ranging from ages eleven to three years old. Winter had mildly set in southern California […]
Holding Hands
The fastest way for me to shed a tear and have to mop up the mascara on my face is to listen to the old hymn, Take my Life and Let it Be. It was the first song that I taught my boys on the very first day of our home school journey twenty […]
Secrets
My neighbor Pam stopped me in my drive way. “Your kids and home just seem so different what is your secret?” I smiled,dropped my head and shook it in disbelief because anyone who knows my kids knows they are truly kids with all the ups and downs of growing up, in various processes of learning […]
A Hundred Little Bookmarks
I overheard a conversation between my mom and dad. It worried me as a tween of twelve years. “I can’t keep doing this,” she said to my dad. “I can’t keep going to church and going through the motions; there has to be something more than this.” As far as I knew, we had always […]
Yours, Mine, Ours and Somebody Else’s
We shook hands with the salesman. The deal was set. Now the reality of what we had done began to sink in. We went to lunch at a nearby hamburger hot spot. Slowly I began to comprehend the reality of what had just happened. I looked into my husband’s eyes as I blocked out the […]
Welcome to Home to Home
Have a few moments? Need a smile or an extra hug of encouragement? Pour a cup of tea or coffee and spend a few moments “Home to Home” with Beth