I got married when I was 21. I was certainly the wisest, most mature and capable 21 year old to ever enter the glorious world of matrimony. I was getting married with the unbending confidence that I was going to be a really great wife. How could I not?  I was marrying a guy in … More Toolbox

As a single mother of three girls, my mom worked two jobs just to keep a roof over our heads and food in our stomachs. She worked in a high school cafeteria during the day and at a Walgreen Drug Store soda fountain, just a couple blocks from our house, at night.  We lived in … More Dishes Rattling

Have you ever heard a parent harping at their kids?  “Sit up straight. What do you say? Say please. Say thank you. No, you can’t go. No you can’t have a cookie. Just no.”  It frightens me to think how much I was probably like that when my kids were young. We want them to … More Tokens

What fills your heart, mind and soul? What spills on people when they bump into you? Read the full Grace Snapshot here. … More Grace

An introduction to Snapshots. … More What’s a snapshot?