It's all dance for her. She never simply walks ... there's always skipping, twirling, bouncing, leaping. Her life is a dance. For eight years we've spent at least an hour a week in a studio. Hardwood floors, mirrored walls, barres worn down by the hands of countless girls who have practiced positions and form and technique. She's worn tiny little ballet shoes, loud black tap shoes, toe shoes tied up with ribbons ... and most every other kind of dance shoe there is. We've got piles of ... [Read More]
When a Moment Becomes Sacred
I have to confess ... this photo was not taken by me. My camera was used but my girl caught this amazing shot. Camera held tightly as she leaned over the couch and out the window, she whispered, "Mom, this is going to be a great one!" As I watched her patiently wait for the squirrels to move closer, my throat closed and suddenly the moment became sacred. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Psalm 139:17 The way I look at her, the love I have for her, the ... [Read More]
Celebrating Our Girl
This weekend we'll be celebrating! Another year of dance completed. The girl has been in dance for 8 years now and we have loved watching her progress. She's becoming quite the performer! And I think she's pretty beautiful!! So tonight we'll go out to to eat and buy a new outfit for the end-of-year dance that happens after her recital. Tomorrow we'll watch her dance and wonder how she got so big. I'll be the one with the goofy big smile on her face as the tears stream down her ... [Read More]
{Dear Teri, Love Teri} An Index
My desire to write this series was born from watching moms who are younger than I am straining and stressing to do and achieve and promote and make themselves known. They make me tired. I hurt for them. I want to encourage these sweet souls to slow down, to let go of the expectations and the plan sometimes. I want to tell them that it's okay NOT to know how to pray or even what's for lunch. I'm very average. I have a unique gifting and calling and I long to live in those ... but I am ... [Read More]
{Dear Teri, Love Teri} For the Years Ahead
Dear Teri, We've reached the end of these letters, at least for now. Your girl is twelve and she is beautiful, inside and out. Don't lose sight of that in the months and years ahead. I know you tire of others who tell you how bad the teenage years can be. The next few years will be filled with challenges you cannot even imagine right now. That's one reason why it is so important that you treasure every day. Laugh with her, get to know her friends, and make memories. But know ... [Read More]
{Dear Teri, Love Teri} Treasure Each Day
Dear Teri, You can never know what day will change your life forever. Today is one of those days. May 7, 2004. You had no idea when you took the girl across the street to have her portraits made while Scott was at the doctor how much your life was going to change. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic purpura: a bleeding disorder in which the immune system destroys platelets, which are necessary for normal blood clotting. Persons with the disease have too few platelets in the blood. {U.S. National ... [Read More]
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