Who doesn’t love a good story? My Dad is a walking “story” book of past days- go ahead, ask him anything and it will trigger a story- but be ready to sit down a spell to listen. đ Cohen, Finley, & Bethany love me to read and “make up” stories where they are the adventurers […]
Our Happily Ever After is Coming! “Once Upon a Time” and “Happily Ever After”. The stuff all good stories begin with and end. Each one of our stories began with His intimate plans and details. Our life is a journey to discover His love and His purposeful redemption. *But Happily Ever After doesn’t come until […]
We just got back from an incredible Barclay Clan retreat. We tried to “unplug”! We left behind TV and FB but still held fully charged cellphones, 1 I-Pad, 1 Kindle, and 3 I-pods, but perhaps the most interesting electronic aid was enjoyed by the children; a full-screen fireplace they viewed on the IPad while going […]
Cohen and I were running errands and completely enjoying the crisp, autumn makeover the Lord is bringing us! I pointed out a magnificent red maple that was almost completely decked in crimson. “Cohen, isn’t that tree beautiful?” Cohen answered seriously, “Well, Nana, it’s partway beautiful, but it’s also partway handsome.” Curiously, I […]
October is National Downs Syndrome Awareness month. Bloggers are being encouraged to post 31 days to bring awareness & celebrate people with DS are deserving of inclusion and equality. October is also National Clergy Appreciation month, Fire Safety month, Pregnancy Loss & Infant Loss awareness, Rett Syndrome month, Breast Cancer Awareness month, Domestic Violence awareness, National […]
Monday morning we went to the Dr. and learned that Bethany’s eardrum had collapsed inward and was laying on top of the bones which shouldn’t be showing đ  The picture is not for the faint of heart but this is NOT how your eardrum should look! Basically, the negative pressure sucked it in, diminishing the […]
Are we hearing God’s voice??? “Bethany?” There was no sign of hearing on her end. “Bethany (this time I spoke louder). still no recognition. I automatically walked around to capture her attention by looking in her eyes, and said, “Bethany?” Smiling, she answered, “Oh, hi Mommy. What you say?” “I said- do you want to […]
Measuring TIME is tricky! Ten minutes in a car can seem like an hour. A fabulous day flies by while a dreary day drags depressingly along.  [Tweet “There is coming a day when ALL things will be made new. #hope”] Cohen and I were looking at tree house pictures on Pinterest the other day. I […]
Snap! Flash! Peek-a-boo! Trying to get all the children and babies to look at the camera was hilarious! Celebrating “Grandma Barclay’s” birthday today, we took gathered all of her great-grandchildren around her as cameras immortalized the moment. 6 great grandchildren and two more to join us next May! We sat and talked while babies were […]
I think we all agree that LIFE is a challenge- a shake-up- a test- a roller coaster- a journey that will have constant twists and turns and more than enough lemons for lemonade. Some days we are eagles in the sky, gliding untouched by the gravity of life’s challenges, soaring on the wind of His […]
[Tweet “Do you have to lose your life to find it?”] Some of my childhood memories of family nights, consisting watching a 19 in black and white TV with only 4 channels! We didn’t know what we were missing because it was “normal” for that day. Incredible advancements of technology have ushered us into a […]
(flash back Friday- originally published April 25, 2011) Drifting off to sleep last night, in my mind, I “saw” three large words- like a neon sign. Slowly, each one lit up, one at a time as I read- JESUS CHANGES EVERYTHING. I was fascinated with the changing colors and brilliance of each word as I […]
You may (or may not) have noticed I don’t ever capitalize “downs syndrome” . I just can’t- never have- never will; my apologies to the British scientist, John Langley Down who discovered the syndrome. I know its grammatically wrong but it makes perfect sense to me. I refuse to capitalize my problems or challenges! This […]
If you put on the right filtered glasses tomorrow night (31st), you could literally see a blue moon. Most of us will be content to gaze with our naked eye and see a typical, white, full moon. But no matter the color- tomorrow’s moon will be the 2nd full moon in this month- thereby gaining […]
