Counting My Blessings, Being a Blessing to Others
Reading Time: < 1 minute I cannot bake. It’s hilarious to watch my fails. But this fudge recipe is quick, easy and 100% foolproof. Ingredients 1 can of creamy vanilla frosting 1 bag of white chocolate chips Food coloring Directions Pour the white chocolate chips into a microwavable bowl. Microwave for 1 minute. Add can of frosting to white chocolate …
Reading Time: 2 minutes From the moment the tiny plus sign or the words “pregnant” appear in the window of the plastic stick, we start dreaming. We hope for the child to be happy and successful. For each of us, how we define those two things vary. Perhaps it comes with being strong, smart, athletic, or adventurous. I dream …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pass the tissue. I’m that mom. The one smiling in the pictures with an excited kindergartner off to the first day of school. But inside, I’m telling myself, “Deep breaths. You can do it.” I almost manage to send my final child off to school when a teacher asks, “Are you going to cry?” As …
Reading Time: 2 minutes The trunk is loaded. The inside of the car is crammed with snacks, pillows, and bags of nicknacks. I’m cruising down I-65. It’s the same trip that I was preparing to make 10 years ago. On August 8, 2008 at 11 pm, I signed off as “Nora Gathings” for the last time on WSBT, the …
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s no winning or losing in our household. Winning is the only option, and everything in life can be turned into a competition. The girls needed to lose and learn to lose gracefully, so we signed them up for summer swimming. “Girls, not everything in life is a competition.” I find myself saying those words …