We rode our bikes to the fall festival downtown this morning. Between the petting zoo, jump castles, hotdogs and trick or treating, I'd ...

Dear Mississippi Friends, Three and a half years ago, when we moved to McComb, Mississippi from my home state of South Carolina ...

Dear Ellery, Your restlessness caught up with you tonight, as you've already been awake twice, and it's only 11:15.  Each ti...

Justin and Ellery went to Lowes after dinner to get a few things for Justin to make Elam a small wheelchair.  Tonight, while reading books b...

'Do not disdain the small. The whole of life - even the hard - is made up of the minute parts, and if I miss the infinitesimal, I miss t...

Let me tell you a story.  One day, a few months ago, I was at Ochsner, riding the elevator after one of Elam's many doctor appointments....

I reach for the milk in the refrigerated section of the grocery store. I look down, kiss Elam on the forehead as I turn to place the milk in...

"Here, mom, here. I'm bringing you your coffee. I'm being careful. Really careful, mom." Slosh, slosh, slosh.  "Uh-oh...

On many occasions, when I am pondering motherhood, I become exhausted. Just thinking about it, I'm exhausted.  It is not one sole act ...

Today, I sit down with the cursor flashing before me on this blank page. My blog, I have so desperately deserted you, and for that I am ...

'I wait for The Lord, my whole being waits, and in His word I put my hope.' Psalms 130:5 We hope, we wait, and we only find ple...