The Grandest Words
My oldest grandchild is very observant. I’ve learned to recognize his pensive look that means a question is coming that will be a lot deeper than, “Can I have a snack?” Such was the case as Grant and his little brother sat at my breakfast table on the last morning of their family’s Thanksgiving visit. Grant’s dark brown eyes were fixed on a piece of wall
On Word Choices and Mood Swings
Hello folks, let’s chat…As I’m sure you’ve heard, research has proven that women speak twice as many words in a day as their men do. That little fact has been well documented in the news and my own personal experience attests to it. Actually, I’m pretty sure my darling husband doesn’t even use his full male quota. He’s truly a man of few words. Phil
The Curious Work of Processing Words
When I really need to process something, I find I must sit down and work it out through my fingers. Over and over again God has used my own words to speak to me, my own words to teach me what He is asking of me. I've heard friends express similar sentiments. Some are published authors and others journal for their private enjoyment, but they've all
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words
My daughter was playing outside with her boys. It was the close of Potty Training/Day Two with the littlest one and things were going better than she had expected. "I'm so proud of you," Jessica told Connor. "You're Mama's big boy!" "Let's tell Keggie," Connor announced. That would be me. Jessica reached for her phone to call me, but Connor had another plan. Clearly, he'd just decided that
Words from Another World
"Sticks and stones might break my bones but words will never hurt me!" Wrong. As adults we've long since figured out that childhood nursery rhyme we sang to protect ourselves couldn't be further from the truth. We no longer deny that words can be mighty painful. What both fascinates and challenges me, is their power to change the world. Picture if you will, the disciples of