One of those oh-so-precious memories came to me this week as I was reading about David and Goliath. It was nine years ago, and my family had gathered together for dinner to celebrate something or other. I can’t remember the exact occasion. I am blessed with five nephews on my side of the family and […]
Author: Courtnie Lawrence
A vision for 2020
Having just celebrated the Christmas season, the bright wrapping paper and the glittery bows and all of the anticipation over giving our loved ones special presents are all still fresh in many of our minds. I remember my daughter’s second Christmas. She was only a week old for her first Christmas, so she wasn’t at […]
The Heart of a Father
It’s one of those things you joke about until you really need it. The Lamaze breathing. Whoo-whoo-whee-whee. A pattern of quick, short breaths with long ones at intervals that is supposed to help a mother through childbirth. Really, it’s just a way to make you concentrate on something other than utter pain. I’m not a […]
In His Might
It was the summer of 2012. My daughter was six and was freshly out of school, where she had been taught by a number of teachers and played with a number of friends all year long. And now, it was just the two of us. On a budget. At home. Staring at one another. She, […]
Hope For Those Who Ride Unicorns
One beautiful day years ago, when Kendall was in elementary school, her teacher decided to take the class on the scenic route from the classroom to the lunchroom, which meant that they got to walk outside. So they set out in their traditional single-file line, and all was well. That is, until my whimsical daughter […]
Keeping a Tender Heart in the Wake of Injustice
I have a confession to make: I’m a sucker for a good chick flick. I love those fun, light-hearted movies of the romantic comedy variety. And I tend to like ones made back in the 90s or early 00s. The newer ones seem more crass and just less adorable, in my middle-aged opinion. I normally […]
When the manna runs out
I always thought that, if I were blessed with a child, I would grieve each stage as it passed. That I would cry when she stopped sleeping with her favorite blanket or started saying words correctly instead of with the adorable, yet incorrect, pronunciation of a young child. I thought I would be so sad […]
A Very Courageous Oreo
Some people are really good in a crisis situation. They spring to action and figure out how to most effectively put out that fire or solve that problem or clean up that mess. As an adult, I’m learning how to do this. But growing up, we had a running joke in our family that my […]
What to Expect
Back when I was in high school, I spent a couple summers working at a day care. And I was amazed at how some of the children – even the little ones, at only two years old – were relentless in their quest to know every single thing we were planning to do that day. […]
When You’re Just Done
It was a crisp, almost-fall day 10 years ago when we set out to our local State Fair. My mom, my two sisters, my nephews, and my daughter were all so excited to see the sights, ride the rides, and of course, eat that deep-fried fair food. The day was warming up nicely by about […]
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