Feelings of failure loomed late night as the large ice cream cake I bought didn’t fit in our freezer. I didn’t think the fridge would work. I threw an ice sleeve and ice in a freezer bag with the cake and hoped for the best. When I presented the cake, it took a gasp of…
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It was probably eight years ago, maybe longer. The kids were with grandma and my husband and I were on a fact-finding mission. We looked into adopting a senior dog and wanted to visit her before making a decision. It wasn’t local so we plugged the address into a GPS and went on our way….
Julie’s note: Don’t forget that Unlikely Merger is FREE on Amazon Kindle through July 5th. Pick up your copy here. Summer . . . a time that kids pine for during the school year and parents may anticipate with something akin to dread. Fearing refrains of “I’m bored” or hours spent on the couch playing…
It’s a new week and more chapters are being released from Unlikely Merger at Write Integrity. If you missed last week, no worries, you can always catch up. Starting June 20 you’re able to vote on your favorite hero for Mercy to choose. [tweetthis]Then, from July 1-5 Unlikely Merger will be available on Amazon for…
Okay, so don’t take the title literally. I’m thinking of the nighttime ritual I have spoken with the kids as a contest for over ten years. It started with our son, almost 17, and then our daughter, nearly 12. “Sweet dreams, don’t let the bedbugs bite, goodbye!” That’s our thing. We would pray after tucking…