In Memory of “Where were you…?”
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**I heard it from my grandmother—the question of her day: Where were you on the attack of Pearl Harbor?
Columns--a.k.a. My Latest Pen Nibs
Arms Outstretched
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I ran into a friend today, and I started to cry. No, I didn’t actually run into her—just the figurative collision. But the crying was
In with the New
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originally written for my “Family Time” Column in Fountain of Life Magazine, Jan/Feb 2016 It seems we are a people who love new beginnings. Turning over a
When Faith Becomes Visible: The Story of One Woman Who Did Not Forget
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It was a moment to cherish. There I sat in her living room watching this precious woman, my grandmother-in-law, play her special version of patty-cake
Honoring the Gray Haired–and Those Who Help Them
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Kids: they’re kind of my thing. Babies, toddlers,… middle school, high school, college… you get the picture. As a mom, as a teacher, it’s been
No SuperMom
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In honor of Mother’s Day,here’s a post for the other 364 days… [Originally written and published in my Kenosha News “My Turn” column] I don’t think
Punishment or Protection? …When Life Seems ‘Out of Order’…
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They looked at me like I’d killed their grandma. Or at least stolen their candy. In truth, I’d tried to save them from the machine
Musing to the Music
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I write to Josh Groban. No, not like sending him letters in the mail. Like playing his songs while I type. His music demands something.
When You Spoiled the Easter Egg Hunt
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I’ll never forget the look on her face. I was five, and we were on a school field trip, an Easter party at a park.
Elizabeth Daghfal
A mother of 5 and a wife of 30+ years, Elizabeth never seems to run out of ideas for "pen and paper" fodder. Between her "not-there-yet" mistakes and her "scattered kernels," that keep her mind reeling, she loves the chance to share what the Lord is teaching her as a parent, spouse, and individual...Truly loved by Christ as she is, but changed daily by His grace...
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