A Mother’s Blessing

PART ONE OF HONORING YOUR MOM: Let us begin with with your mom asking for your forgiveness. The following is a list, you might ask yourself what else? Imagine your mother standing before you asking: “Forgive me for not comforting you, holding you, and for being distant. You were not a mistake, it was God’s…

LUKE

For generations there was a great expectancy about the coming Messiah. The grand anticipation was that the King of Kings would come on a stallion with purple robes fit for royalty. The imaginations of what the Messiah would look like, and behave like, just simply did not match what God delivered. The profound impact on…

Truth Spoken

Have you ever noticed the sparkle in a person’s countenance as they are being verbally touched by an expressed appreciation? Why are we hesitant to give such delight to our loved ones? The value of speaking love is incalculable, but it is our tone that often blesses or offends more than our words. A new…

Family Reflections

My sister Mary did the ancestry research and discovered that our bloodline includes the hearty people of Norway, German, Irish, and a scant of American Indian. I was named after my mother’s mother Barbara Herzig. In 1979 I traveled to Germany to meet my mother and she took me to her childhood village in the…

Kindred Spirits

For a perfect Mother’s day indulgence, on Friday May 12th, 2017 Netflix premiered the latest version of Anne of Green Gables. Anne with an ‘E’ is a sizzling Canadian Broadcasting joint venture!  This Prince Edward Island tale has been spot polished with electric, dramatic acting!  The red-headed-freckled-faced orphan takes on new renegade escapades in which…

Forever Please

A Corgie cutie!  Or this tiny bundle of curls says “take me home forever, not temporary!” Boofer insures me that blondes have more fun. Looking for my next rescue dog for Mother’s day. via Daily Prompt: Temporary

Mothers who have lost their children

You might ask…how can not having as many gifts or cards help you get through Mother’s Day? Wouldn’t it be the hardest day of the year for you? All those memories and emotions. And seeing all the families at the restaurants with multiple generations of mothers with balloons and gifts, love and laughter. Yes…yes it […]…