by Mom Reloaded | Jun 9, 2023 | Bible, Blessing, Freedom, God, Joy, Love, Mom
I run, I race. My friends and I call this the “Christmas tree effect”. There are so many ‘ornaments’ hanging on us every day that we don’t even know which one and how to balance. With Vince we are preparing for the final exams, creating thousands of...
by Mom Reloaded | Feb 27, 2023 | Bible, Blessing, Education, Freedom, God, Joy, Love, Mom, Pray, Prayer, thanksgiving, worship
It’s dawn. I turn Vince from one side to the other. My consciousness is still somewhat asleep, but an inner voice says, come close, just cuddle here with me. I get into bed, pull the blanket over myself and fold my hands in prayer. I’m here. Thank you for...
by Mom Reloaded | Feb 27, 2023 | Bible, Education, Freedom, God, Healing, Joy, Love, Mom, Other, Pray, thanksgiving, worship
There are so many ways to live. Everyone really only sees their own lives. Mine is complex, because it’s bustling and lonely at the same time. It’s bustling, because Vince’s disability places a thousand helpers and creates situations of grace in our world. Lonely,...
by Mom Reloaded | Nov 11, 2019 | Blessing, Christianity, disability, Education, Freedom, God, Healing, Joy, Love, Mom, Nursing, Pray, thanksgiving, worship
I’m folding clothes. Tears flood my eyes. I look out the window. A sharp beam of sunlight breaks through the leaves of a dense thuja tree. I close my eyes and a rest for a second. I enjoy the sunshine warming my face a little. I give thanks to God for this moment. I...
by Mom Reloaded | Jun 19, 2019 | Bible, Blessing, disability, God, Healing, Hospital, Joy, Love, Mom, Nursing, Tracheostomy Tube, worship
“’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ’plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with...
by Mom Reloaded | May 3, 2019 | Bible, Blessing, Christianity, disability, Education, Entertaining, Healing, Joy, Love, Mom, Nursing, Pray, thanksgiving, worship
“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life— comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and...