It's nap time, and I'm sitting here sipping some coffee straight from Kenya and nibbling a bit of dark chocolate and thinking how perfect they taste together on this Mississippi afternoon. As I savor the rich flavor that comes only from Kenya, I think of coffee farms and tea fields, and if I close my eyes, I can almost feel the wind on my face and the warmth of the sun beating ...
Faith
I Want My Kids to Know Dreams Do Come True
I want you to know that dreams do come true. Now, take a moment, please, and push any images of Disney aside. Let's talk dreams, not fairy tales. The stuff of real life. Unless you'd like to kiss a frog? Dreams. The inner longings of your soul. Deep down in there. Deep enough no one else knows about them. Maybe you don't even know them yet. But you ...
There is TRUTH.
This world is spinning...on its axis and on its head. Everywhere you look you will see contradictions. And confusion. There will be times you feel very much like a ship tossed by waves. Big ones. Which is why it is so important for you to know this: There is truth. Feelings change. Facts do not. Opinions alter. Education falters. There is only one thing that never ...
You are loved.
I'm sitting here this morning, listening to the sounds of you. All of you. All the sounds. There's laughter. There's not. There are a million little sounds that mean nothing and everything. The sound of toy strollers racing down the hall. The sound of rushing water because you're playing in the sink….again. The sound of someone filling her own cup, making me ...