At my high school boarding school I was lucky enough to get one of the old hospital beds. I thought they were pretty cool. They had a hand crank to raise and lower the bed. I don’t remember generally being afraid of the dark, but if someone or something was going to hide under a… [continue reading]
Stalked on the Highway
We had been married about six years when my husband decided to move and take a job in a little town of about twelve hundred people in East Texas. I was not too happy. We had been in a great church, and I loved having a mall practically in my back yard to stroll my… [continue reading]
The Door-to-Door Salesman from the Local Gang
The door bell rang. I ran to the door and opened it, something I NEVER do. I am religious about opening the door only if I know who it is. This time, however, I was expecting something in the mail, and it was the time of day the mailman usually comes, so I thought for… [continue reading]
A Mother’s Perspective
My mom has been so sweet to edit most of my stories for me before I post them. After reading the story I posted yesterday about the day I hemorrhaged, she decided to write about it from her perspective. I thought I’d share it with you today. Below are her words: Esther’s first baby was… [continue reading]
My First Near-Death Experience
Exactly a week after I had given birth to Faith, my first baby, my mother-in-law came to help me. I am convinced now that Kathy was sent from God. Pretty soon after she arrived, I noticed that I was bleeding heavier, and I remember asking her about it. I called my sister and my mom… [continue reading]
Joy’s Second Trip to the Emergency Room
It was the last day before Easter Break at the Mom’s Day Out and the one day a week school for homeschoolers that my kids attended. Faith’s class had an Easter meal for the parents, so I was already on the property with camera at the ready when I was notified that I needed to… [continue reading]
Joy’s First Trip to the Emergency Room
I have four children, and only one of them have I ever had to rush to the ER. Of course we’ve had to take Joy three times! That should tell you a little about our precious girl. She is fun, funny, happy and sweet, but if anything gets broken she’s usually the culprit. I wrote… [continue reading]
A Very Frightening Moment in Time
This was three years ago when my four-year-old was only one. I was homeschooling my oldest at the kitchen table while my baby was playing happily behind me. All of the sudden my baby started crying. I turned around and my hand went to my mouth as I stood up. I could not figure out… [continue reading]
The Jacuzzi
My first experience with a Jacuzzi tub was in high school on choir tour. The lady of the family from the church where we sang was giving me the tour of her house. My face must have betrayed the wonder I felt as she took me through her master bathroom. I had only seen those… [continue reading]
The Sunday School Lesson from Hell
Several years ago, after I had been attending a church for a while, the pastor’s wife was going to be gone and asked me to take her Sunday School class of three-year-olds. I readily agreed. She gave me all the material and told me that the lesson plan was all laid out for me. The… [continue reading]