The Screen Porch

I overslept this morning!!! I think my body knows that Fall is coming and is starting to rebel. Anyway, I only argued with myself a couple of seconds and jumped up and called out to Moo so we could get some kind of walking in before work. I explained to him that because it was…

While I Have My Being

I just read a scripture that was powerful to me and I wanted to share: Psalm 146:2 - I will praise the Lord while I live. I will sing praise to  to my God while I have my being... The last part of that scripture, "while I have my being," really screamed at me. The…

Brillo Pad

So, I just finished cleaning my shower. I truly hate doing it, I mean I hate it, just about as much as Moo hates cleaning his room and hanging his clothes up. I looked at the shower floor and realized I needed some heavy duty help in cleaning it, but what did I have? I…

Stop, Look, and Listen

As is my custom on Sunday, I was ironing the boy's clothes this morning, in the quiet of the day. I began to think about this time that I spend of Sunday and how it has become special to me. It is a time when there is no sound, nobody calling my name, or looking…

The Small Things

I really struggled to get out of bed this morning. I mean, really struggled. I laid in bed and argued with myself - that's how bad I didn't want to get up. But I pushed myself and Moo to get up and get out the door. And the minute I walked outside, I immediately smiled.…

Comfort Food

This summer has been a slow one for Team Pruden. We normally "eat, sleep, and run the road". That's what my mom said Paul and I used to do when we were teenagers - and it didn't stop when we got married and had kids. I think back to when I had Moo at the…

Mixed Messages

So, Moo and I are walking and talking, about football and every other random fact that he wanted to share with me this morning. He began to share with me his decision to try to stay with his age group and play football with them, as opposed to moving up to the next age range.…

GET OFF THAT PAUSE BUTTON!!

I love my nike app!! We had a rocky start, but once it was operational on my phone, we have been best friends ever since. There is one aspect of the app that I really appreciate, and that is the Pause button. I have gotten in the habit of hitting the pause button when I…

Push Past the Doubt

Moo had his first night of Rec League football practice last night, and of course he came home tired as a junk yard dog. But I told him weeks earlier that we would still do our workout in the morning in addition to his practice, so off we went this morning. And we fell into…

They’re Alive!!

I had an experience that I forgot to share!! About a week ago, I am walking around the outside of my house, looking at my flowerbeds and lamenting that I had not gotten to do all the things I normally do in them. I said a prayer that next year I will be able to…