by Lisa Maples | Jul 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
I am blessed that my children enjoy playing with each other. For our family, two sisters being three years a part has worked well, giving them hours of pure joy as they play with their American Girl dolls, dress up, put on makeup for fun and create Barbie stories at...
by Lisa Maples | Jul 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last week while being a church camp counselor, I met an amazing family. Steve and Sandra Hogue, after dealing with infertility, decided to meet not just their own need to have a child, but to provide a family for children known as orphans in America. I didn’t...
by Lisa Maples | Jul 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
In my town, a highly anticipated new fly over bridge opened last week. It is located in an area leading from highly populated suburbs onto the interstate loop which wraps around the city. On the day that the bridge opened and the exit sign was unveiled, it had a...
by Lisa Maples | Jul 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
I love to spend time with my family. We laugh. We enjoy. We count on each other. Spending time with them is a choice. I want to be there and participate. On earth, there’s no better place than sitting around the dinner table, sipping on southern, sweet, ice...