Category Archives: Love

6 Reasons My Dad was the Best…by Linda Carlblom

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Linda Carlblom

Sunday is Father’s Day, so I thought a post about dads would be appropriate. Especially since I had the best dad on the planet. Was he perfect? Nope. And I bet yours wasn’t either. But really, isn’t that a relief? … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family Life, Fathers, Legacy, Life, Love, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged dads, Father's Day, good dads, imperfect dads | 10 Comments

Tapes…by Carol Boley

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Carol Boley

I heard my grandfather’s voice for the first time in 30 years. It sounded just as I remembered it. My eyes misted and I smiled as I heard his gentle Southern drawl right in the middle of a story I … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Bible, Decluttering, Family Life, Family Stories, Grace, Grandparenting, Legacy, Life Transitions, Love, Memoir, Nostalgia, Regrets, Spiritual warfare | Tagged cassette tape recording, Granddaddy, inflection | 1 Comment

I Suffer from Spinners

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Carol Boley

I suffer from a common yet rarely-diagnosed condition called “spinners.” You may be familiar with the symptoms. You may even suffer from it like I do, yet not even know it is a real THING. Oh yes, it is real. … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Forgivness, Greatest love ever, Jesus, Love, Overcoming Fear, weakness | Tagged anxiety, love, spinners | 7 Comments

Mother-Guilt…The Gift that Keeps on Giving by Betty Mason Arthurs

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Betty Mason Arthurs

Mother-Guilt…The Gift that Keeps on Giving by Betty Mason Arthurs “Mom, why didn’t I go to preschool? I don’t think I’d be so shy if I had.” My grown daughter, Julie, once again asked me about her “deprived” … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Family Stories, Humor, Life, Love, Uncategorized | Tagged Daughters, forgiveness, Guilt, Humor, Mothering, Prayer, Sons | 5 Comments

When You Don’t Have a Valentine…Judy Robertson

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Judy Robertson

I had begun praying for a group to critique my writing when I lived with my husband, Jim, on the tiny South Pacific island of American Samoa. I wrote to tell my friends and family about the awesome tropical island … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Friendship, Greatest love ever, Grief, Jesus, loneliness on holidays, Love, Overcoming Fear, Valentines Day, Widowhood, Writing | Tagged faith, Friend Jesus, friends, loneliness, Valentine's Day | 11 Comments

Is That Really What I Look Like?

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Carol Boley

The smile wasn’t quite right…kind of forced. The eyes lacked sparkle. And look at those crow’s feet. And those droopy lids. I knew I had a great photographer. Her pictures flattered her subjects, exposing their unique beauty. She’s that good. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Family Life, Health and Beauty, Humor, Life, Life Transitions, Love, photography, weakness | Tagged 2 Corinthians 5:17 and 21, beauty, deceit, Jeremiah 17:9, mirror, photographs, real life, self image | 8 Comments

Coffee, Marriage and Wild Complexity by Betty Mason Arthurs

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Betty Mason Arthurs

Coffee, Marriage and Wild Complexity by Betty Mason Arthurs…Part 1 What do coffee and “wild complexity” have to do with marriage? Let me explain. One chilly morning a few years ago, while brewing coffee in our kitchen, I … Continue reading →