This year brought joy, togetherness, and miracles! My parents visited folks at the river and my nephew and his wife were visiting with their new baby—the 4th generation of Thomas Franklin Lloyd! The Lambs continue to live with us while their home is being worked on due to water damage. Their help around the house,…
Wake to the Moments
I’m amazed at God’s details and grace despite our bumbling selves. Interacting with strangers, connecting with family and friends, the moments you did not expect that brought another step of understanding and faith. You whisper, “I see. I see”. It’s hard to say why we waited to go through the items and face another level…
Ohana Hebb 2019
As our family fell in love with our Virginia State Parks, we knew that our extended family would love the beauty and majesty, too! We reached out to see who would be interested in a Hebb gathering, cabin style, and everyone jumped on board with this new adventure. During a birthday celebration of Anna, Linda,…
The Sparrow’s Song
I woke to the morning calling my name. The wind across my face, and the colors of the sun on the autumn leaves. I smell the rain that is holding off and the moisture in the air that lightly touches my skin. Longing to stay, I see the sparrow hopping and taking wing. Transitions and…
Sometimes You Have to Wrestle
Love is… I have to admit that I started writing this post with Johnny Cash singing “Ring of Fire” in my mind. You know…”Love is a burning thing….” I’m not going there with this post, but I do love a good love song, and, Johnny, great job on this song! I love the trumpets! Truly…
Take a Moment
I recently read a book by Lisa See that illustrated the delicate spirituality of connection. The event, the consequences, the later in life connection to a story woven just for you and those who come in and out of your life for a reason. Some connections are obvious and purposeful–like mentors, friendships, and the love…
American Idol: It’s more than performance
Within each of us is a desire to fulfill our purpose. Within this pursuit, we encounter determination, set backs, great joy, and disappointment. My youngest daughter loves to sing and play the piano. Her love for music has led her to be curious about music’s impact on the brain and mood. She often tells me…
The After
Before and after. We often talk about the “messy middle” or being in the “thick of it”. This life’s journey has brought a greater awareness of the before and after. We are always in the middle of something; however, life can change and you find yourself redefining or figuring out how to live in the…
Begin with Love
Our brains are 20 times more likely to focus on the negative than the positive. This propensity is called negativity bias. I remember this precious picture of one of my girls. She sat on a chair in her pink dress for the professional photographer with the biggest smile! When we received the pictures back, we…
The Fab Floridians’ Trip
July 20 – July 21 Travel Days The Fab Floridians (Parish, Anna, Valentina, and Rheanna) traveled from Chester, Virginia to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on July 20, 2019 and stayed until the following Friday. We decided to break the trip up due to the distance, and we stayed in Savannah, Georgia which was the half-way point….
ARRESTED BY GRACE 