by Gracie Lynne | Dec 17, 2013 | A MOTHER'S MUSINGS, GOD THOUGHTS
The Bible says if you train up a child in the way they should go, they will not depart from it when they are older. I thought I had done the right thing by taking my children to church when they were young. Their dad didn’t see the need to take them to church. I...
by Gracie Lynne | Dec 16, 2013 | A MOTHER'S MUSINGS
I saw an idea for a new bow for your presents in a magazine last year. The idea was to decorate your tree and use miniature ornaments for bows on your presents which matched the ornaments on your tree. Tie them on with that wonderful curly ribbon and you have a...
by Gracie Lynne | Dec 15, 2013 | A MOTHER'S MUSINGS
I have become aware of a family trait that runs thick through my bloodline, it is the trait of competition. Competition is good in some ways. It is a motivator for excellence and it is why I strive to be the best at what I do. Competition has dangerous tentacles,...
by Gracie Lynne | Dec 10, 2013 | A MOTHER'S MUSINGS
As a little girl I could not for the life of me figure out my mother. She was always concerned about stuff – her house, her plants, her nick knacks, her clothes, my clothes, etc. She also wanted to have everything stay clean. She would scream at us kids if we...
by Gracie Lynne | Dec 9, 2013 | A MOTHER'S MUSINGS, Uncategorized
I married when I was 22 years old and married someone who was 3 years younger than me. Why I did that I couldn’t tell you. It was a big mistake. Since that point in time I have been trying to raise that man to be a considerate and mature adult. I haven’t...
by Gracie Lynne | Dec 7, 2013 | A MOTHER'S MUSINGS
Last night I watched Rick Warren on a late night talk show. Mr. Warren is the man who recently lost his son to suicide. He said that there had been a lot of people who had tried to make money off of his son’s death. That is some kind of sick if you ask me. Then...