by Lisa Maples | Jan 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
“The next time you see me, I’ll look different!” These were the last words that I spoke to Eric. I yelled my thoughts to Eric as we were getting in the Accord and leaving the family Christmas celebration. The sun shone brightly that day causing me to squint as my...
by Lisa Maples | Jan 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
During the past week, I have been pondering the idea of choosing ONE WORD to ground me and propel me into 2015. I discussed the idea with my family. One of my children chose “Persevere” and the other child chose “Lead”. These words have...
by Lisa Maples | Dec 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
I am so blessed by the heartfelt writing of Ruth Ayers. It is an honor for me to celebrate with her and other bloggers today by participating in a link-up at Ruth’s website. It has been a while since I blogged at this site. I have another site,...
by Lisa Maples | Aug 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
At the moment of the commotion, I paused. Through the bathroom wall I knew something was wrong from the uproar that I just heard. Immediately, I heard my oldest child crying. It was real. I ran to the top of the stairs and saw her sitting on the landing of the...
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...
