We have just made a swing through California to check on Dad and see the newly transplanted kids in the Bay Area. (I remembered why I am never moving again.) My son-in-law had been traveling all week and returned late Friday night. Early the next morning, my...

Recently, I had a phone conversation with my daughter and she mentioned that my two-year-old granddaughter is driving her nuts. She described the ability of this tiny headstrong girl to throw a fit accompanied with all the wailing, crying, and commotion that she can...

We flew out to visit family and friends in Tennessee for a few days but have not escaped the cold! I realized before we left that I had finally come to the end of my frenzy of house preparations and settling in. The holidays have come and gone and with it all the...

Years ago I participated in a parent committee formed by the local School Board to review the curriculum's of sex, drugs, and AIDS education for grades K to 12. What a challenge! I have tackled many"impossible" tasks in my life assuming that with enough time, energy,...

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT) During a phone call with my daughter yesterday, we discussed the importance of teaching children to have an attitude of gratefulness. Parenting is...

A cold spell is sweeping the nation, even in Arizona. All of my newly planted flowers are struggling for survival even with my limited attempts to protect them and cover them with frost cloth. I can fret about what to do next but God is the only one who can control...