My Mom and my brother and my daughter all have this make-it-look-easy ability to draw. They can imagine things and sketch them. t’s really cool. And when they’re done, people know what it is. That’s not my gift. As an ESL teacher, I often draw on the board to explain ideas to students, but I never see improvement from… Read More
Author: catherinedangelomeade
ESTABLISHING MY STEPS
In the summer of 2015, I decided to tear out the carpeting on my staircase. I checked out Do It Yourself videos on youtube and figured I could handle the task on my own. I got straight to work, anxiously aware that projects like these can’t get fully accomplished unless I start and finish them… Read More
APART FROM ME, YOU CAN DO NOTHING
When I was little, I longed to be a musician. I remember Mr. Williams, my elementary music teacher, coming in for our music time, playing instruments and singing. I was enchanted and mesmerized. I wanted to make music for myself, but I didn’t have instruments at home. My grandmother lived next door to me, and… Read More
THE THREE O’CLOCK SNACK
Throughout my childhood, my Mom gave me a three o’clock snack: six cookies and a drink. That’s the time of day when lunch is gone, afternoon energy is waning, and dinner is too far into the future. I guess it’s a good time to re-load. It’s a beautiful thing to have a parent that understands… Read More
THE WAR ROOM AND THE OFFICE
In 2005, when Andy and I moved into our four-bedroom colonial on the east end of Long Island, we were overwhelmed by the goodness of the Lord. We had walked in and out of the wrong house over and over again, but when we walked into this house, we knew by the time we turned… Read More
THE LORD HAS PROMISED GOOD TO ME
For months now I’ve been singing the third verse of Amazing Grace. “The Lord has promised good to me. His Word my hope secures. He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.” In this crazy time of life when my husband Tom and I felt the Lord calling me out of… Read More