I get to go to a Scrapbook retreat this weekend. Lee told me I could go several weeks ago.
When he lost his job, I said that I would stay home to save the money. The retreat is actually very inexpensive, but still when you suddenly lose your income saving every penny is a pretty good [...]
Yesterday, we dragged the Christmas decorations upstairs. James put the tree together and plugged in all the lights.
We still haven’t put any decorations on it, but the lights are pretty.
I sat up my snowmen collection on the piano and started putting things around the house and putting the fall things away.
Last night, he said, “Mom, [...]
Today, we worked on Cursive Success. The page he was one said to play a game found in the teacher’s book.
James came to find me and said, “Quick. Find page 37 in your book and tell me how to play this game.”
I dug out the teacher book to find the rules. He had to close [...]
My dad used to host a radio show on a local radio program. They shared Gospel music and my mom always told a “True Story from Sunday School”. Kids are so funny and our family loves telling stories!
I thought of Mom’s “True Stories” today when I thought about sharing these funny James stories.
1. He was [...]
At night, I check on James before I go to bed.
I rub his little head and pray for him.
I pray that God will fill all the lonely places in his heart. I pray that this won’t ruin him. I pray that he will grow up and be a godly man and have a desire to [...]
Last week, when I went to collect Lee’s clothing and items, his parole officer met me at the facility. She offered to help, but I declined telling her I didn’t expect her to do that.
She stood around and watched as James and I picked up Lee’s things and carried them to our car. James threw [...]
I know that Lee not being able to home doesn’t make sense to you.
It doesn’t make sense to us.
I have not shared what Lee did because that’s a decision we both made. When I asked Pastor he said to say, “He did something wrong. He’s paying for it. God is changing him.”
That pretty much sums [...]
Yesterday, I was looking around my home.
I saw clutter, dirty dishes, cat hair, stuff everywhere, laundry piled high.
That’s not like me.
Me is clean, polished, organized, decorated, non-dusty.
A random thought ran through my head, “It’s so much work trying to keep life normal.”
It is. I can’t do all the things I used to do. Thinking about [...]
Yesterday, I took James and his cousin to children’s day at a local construction company.
They had all sorts of activities for the kids to check out. Of course the big trucks were all around too.
One activity was digging for pretty rocks in a huge pile of sand.
James and his cousin finally found a spot with [...]
James and I went to talk with Pastor today.
This has been wearing on my son and he’s having a hard time without his Daddy.
He asked me why God let his Dad do something wrong. He said to me, “You told me that if we believe in the Lord, he helps us to do right. So [...]
