Thanksgiving Stuffing and Godly Motherhood

As a kid, making Thanksgiving stuffing at my house was a major production. The old-fashioned, metal hand grinder was attached to the counter and we all would take turns, through tears and laughter, grinding the onion, celery, dried bread, giblets and more. Each ingredient was dumped into a super-size Tupperware container and reverently stirred together with chicken broth, egg, melted … [Read more...]

Talking to God behind the Shower Curtain

As I stood in the shower this morning (yes, still with a backwards shower curtain!), I had no less than five small-to-medium-sized interruptions barge into my bathroom to tell or ask me some vitally important bit of information. Kia, age 6, who had been tasked with cleaning crayon drawings off his bedroom wall came in first, third and fifth - all with the same report.  "I can't get … [Read more...]