Today, I’m Thankful Nearly two years ago, I made a decision. Every Monday on my blog (http://sunnebnkwrtr.blogspot.com/) I would post a few things I’m thankful for. In spite of the fact it’s a favorite post by readers, some might ask: do you ever run out of items to list? The answer is no. Not…
Thanksgiving blog I’m dying. But let me quickly add, so are you. I, perhaps, sooner than you, but we just don’t know, do we? Teenagers rarely think about dying, but maybe fewer of them would do crazy stuff if they did think ahead a bit. The older you get, though, the reality settles more…
The Ordinary Life Most of us live what is considered an ordinary life. We go through life each day with the typical routine of getting up, going to work, doing laundry, shuttling children to their events, and retiring for the evening. The days and months pass by and before we know it, November hits and…
I Just Couldn’t Do It Crippling, painful, and terminal conditions swoop down on people unawares. My own immediate family has fallen victim repeatedly, but I have remained healthy. Self-absorbed parents abandon their responsibilities, and families disintegrate into bitterness. Instead of embracing that example, my children go out of their way to stay in…
You’ve seen an empty juicebox. My hearing is sensitive enough that when my daughter tries to get that last drop and the pouch flails, gasping for breath, it hurts my ears. But the visual speaks volumes. When I was a mother of a preschooler, this was how they explained a moms need to rest, even…
My husband and I got married September 10, 2011. It was the best day either of us could have asked for, and a day we will never forget. It was the day I married my best friend. The day I married the man I would go through life’s ups and downs with. Although we’d been…