Category Archives: Thankfulness

Shooting the Rapids: Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  Wow! What an exciting few months we’ve had around our house! We found out our oldest son and daughter-in-law are having our very first grandchild—a boy! Shortly after that, our middle son got engaged to a beautiful and talented … Continue reading →

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Redeemed How I love to Proclaim It!

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

“Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it, redeemed by the blood of the lamb. Redeemed, through His infinite mercy, His child and forever I am.” Those glorious words by the great hymn-writer, Fanny Crosby, reverberate through my soul as I … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Blessings from a Hospital Room

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  Sometimes we gain the most from the people who have the least to give. I stepped out of my mother’s house into the blazing summer heat feeling like a cloth twisted and wrung out, emerging flattened, from an old-fashioned washing machine. I … Continue reading →

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Surprises from a Mama’s Life: Legacy and Letters

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  Those of us who have elderly parents don’t often think about the life our parents led before old age set in. We see them as idle, helpless, quietly supportive, struggling… watching from the sidelines as life in all it’s busyness moves … Continue reading →

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Being There (In honor of the best Daddy I know)

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  He’s been there for the basketball, football, volleyball and softball games. The soccer and tennis matches. The band concerts, recitals, and awards nights. For years… Always encouraging. Always supporting. Always applauding. Always there. He’s been there for dinner and … Continue reading →

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