Giggles and Grins at the Zoo
While standing in a long line at a San Diego Zoo snack bar, I noticed a slight commotion coming from the picnic table area my friend Karen and our combined six kids sat. I didn’t think much of it as...
View ArticleCoffee, Tea, or ‘Scuse Me?
Mid-December of 1995, we invited everyone in our Bible study to a Christmas party at our house. Our new addition was complete and we were excited to show everyone the finished work. I was so happy the...
View ArticleFootprints Funny
Sharing this from facebook, originator unknown. Filed under: Gottalaugh Tagged: Footprints, Funny, God, Humor, Jesus, Laughter
View ArticleAn Early Morning Prowler
Sometime in early February, I took the dogs out at 6 am to go potty. I felt uneasy when I saw shoe prints in the fresh fallen snow. These tracks were all over the front yard. They came towards the …...
View ArticleOut Of The Mouth Of Babes
Kayli, a petite and curious seven year old, was our first foster child. She had been with us for nearly a year. It was quite a struggle at first. But, we finally came to understand each other. I grew...
View ArticleALDD – Adolescent Logic Deficit Disorder
Have you heard of ALDD? It stands for Adolescent Logic Deficit Disorder. It is a name I came up with to keep my sanity when I had no other way to explain my teenager’s complete lack of logic....
View ArticleThe Bestest Mommy’s Day Gift Ever, My Children
When I was a new mom, my friend Karen (same Karen from Giggles and Grins at the Zoo) bought me a mug for my first Mother’s Day. The mug was white, illustrated with a stick figure mom and the caption …...
View ArticleHot Dog!
Happy Thursday! I thought this picture was precious. There have been times I wish I could get away with doing the same thing! I realize not everyone who reads this is in the midst of summer. I live...
View ArticleGreat Mother-Son Memory
I never prayed so hard for a sunny day. I always dreamed of having an outdoor wedding. We chose an upscale turn-of-the-century, Victorian bed and breakfast overlooking a beautiful lake for our wedding...
View ArticleThe Acrobatic Fish
“Mommy, Mommy, look! That fish is walking on the grass? Look, Mommy!” My six year old son yelled. “A. Fish. Is. Walking,” said my oldest daughter Rachel, twisting her face into a puzzled look. Hannah...
View ArticleThings Aren’t Always as They Appear
Some days just go a little awkward, you know? Like the hot summer day over twenty years ago, when I sat by an open window repeatedly doing the a wolf whistle (the kind a man does when a pretty woman …...
View ArticleAn Early Morning Prowler
Sometime in early February, I took the dogs out at 6 am to go potty. I felt uneasy when I saw shoe prints in the fresh fallen snow. These tracks were all over the front yard. They came towards the …...
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