Ever After

As I interact with Vivian, I sometimes wonder if she remembers anything about her life before she was born. When she cuddles up close to me with her head on my heart, is the beat that she hears comforting to her? I like to think so. And when she climbed into the bottom of her [...]

“Any turkey can tango, any turkey can dance, if they only have the chance.” These were the lyrics that replayed in my head all evening after eleven adorable children performed a talent show for us after Thanksgiving dinner.  A stark contrast to last year’s Thanksgiving dinner–gross, greasy grocery store deli cuisine eaten in a vacant [...]

An unknown phone number . . .  yet a familiar area code . . . and a voice from my past. “Lori, this is Katie Miller,” the caller said. She didn’t even have to tell me who she was. Even though it has been years since we’ve spoken, I recognized that sweet voice of my [...]

The other night when our family was at the Frisco Family Fitness Center for Family Home Evening, things just weren’t going our way.  Bryan forgot his shoes, so he had to wear flip flops with his gym socks.  The power kept going out in the treadmill area, so I had to keep moving from machine [...]

I’m at a swim meet, waiting, waiting, waiting for my events. And then I have to go to the bathroom. BAD! Rush there, rush back . . . and then realize that I’ve missed all three of my events. With a bad dream like this, you’d think that I was the one swimming in my [...]