Finally!! It’s Tonight

This silver haired mama is getting all set. For special family to arrive, you can bet. The sheets are changed, The room, well, it’s been rearranged. Even the pantry has goodies not normally there, This mama wants to be sure everyone knows she cares. Mama’s only desire to make all her treasures feel pampered, Especially…

Any Therapists Out There?

Although I’ve always had an appreciation for therapists – physical, occupational, speech, sight, etc., I never really grasped all that they do on a regular basis with each of their clients. Until Ruby. And then every bit of past appreciation mounted into heaps of gratitude and joy… Each of Ruby’s three therapists have helped us…

Heroes and Cereal

Once upon a time a silver-haired mom knew a hero up close. For real. He was loyal and strong and so very courageous. The mom and hero were very close and had spent years laughing together as the hero had grown. As the days passed, the hero’s life calling would eventually take him far away…

Strong Emotions

 Many of you who have been hanging around our  Place Called Simplicity for a few years will remember me mentioning Wolf Creek Pass. It’s a mountain pass that we would have to travel through fairly often: heading anywhere North like Denver or  Isaiah’s casting appointments or East, like to our hometowns.  Wolf Creek Pass is…

Life is Short

Breakfast in the park for a change of pace…. Running in the grass while it’s still cool… Walking the trails for a long ways…. Chatting with the ducks who came a-callin’…. I only had one question for our quacky friends: “Are you related to Uncle Si?  Cause I totally want to meet him.” Some days…

YOU Did It!

Yesterday I received an email from the couple who had  generously offered the Matching Grant for $12,500. Their email was completely crazy. They had been praying and felt the Lord wanted them to up the amount by another $2,500. WHAT? Seriously? Yes indeed – they graciously and generously upped the ante and now the challenge was for:…

Time to Pray {and Fast}

So many needs. So many monstrous seeming trials and troubles. So many health concerns. Some struggling with loneliness. Others struggling with addictions. Some having troubles in their relationships. So many in need of a touch from Almighty God… And in the midst of it all, there is one thing we can count on: God is…