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To Summer at Eighteen

Steve Meineke — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:41:50 +0000

November 1994

Dear Summer,

Eighteen years ago I stood looking at you—fresh-born—through the big glass window in the hospital nursery, watching the nurses try to count your tiny toes. Minutes old, you were bright-red-screaming-at-the-top-of-your-lungs unbounded life, squirming and kicking in every direction—quite a challenge to those toe-counting nurses. How I wanted to reach through the window, to [...]

Meredith and Abbey

Admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:48:54 +0000

It is not known who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service.

Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.. She [...]

Loving Summer

Jeff — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:19:21 +0000

I think summer is the by far the best time of the year! Not just because the weather is warm and the days long. I love it because my daughter is home all day long. Now, for some people that may not be exactly a good thing but I really believe it is a matter [...]

Don’t Try To Outsmart Your Dad!

Admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:15:37 +0000

A teenage boy had just passed his driving test and inquired of his father as to when they could discuss his use of the car.

His father said he’d make a deal with his son: ‘You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible a little, and get your hair [...]

Reevaluating the New Year

JoyH — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:23:13 +0000

It’s that time of year again. What is it that you are planning to work on? What is it in your life that you have decided needs to change? What things need your attention? This time of the year forces us to take stock of our lives, besides the incredible media push to discuss our [...]

Burnt Biscuits

author unknown — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:56:30 +0000

When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.

On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front [...]

Let Us Labor For An Inward Stillness

Jeff — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:12:18 +0000

Let us labor for an inward stillness– An inward stillness and an inward healing. That perfect silence where the lips and heart Are still, and we no longer entertain Our own imperfect thoughts and vain opinions, But God alone speaks to us and we wait In singleness of heart that we may know His will, and in the silence of our spirits, That [...]

Look Within First

Susan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:44:09 +0000

If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could be better changed in ourselves. - C.G. Jung

1, 2, 3… My Kids and Me

Laurie Esposito Harley — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:12:28 +0000

I’m above average. Instead of having 2.5 children, I’ve gone the extra mile and had a whole 3. When my first daughter was born, and I was given the sparkly new name of “Mom,” I found out how ridiculously difficult being a parent is. It’s the hardest job I’ve ever done… and I’ve been a [...]

Today, I Married My Son

Maureen Day — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:16:18 +0000

It was a sweet and simple ceremony.

Perhaps it was the beauty of the day with its cool pre-summer breeze and sunny afternoon , but most likely it was the picking of the pretty yellow flowers in the backyard that prompted the sudden proposal. “Mom, let’s get married,” he said holding the big bunch of yellow [...]