by Arise2 Grow More | Dec 11, 2024 | Family
I’ve always preferred a star on the top of the Christmas tree than an angel. My dad would shape a star out of bamboo, wires, or whatever he had lying around the house. Then he would light it with light bulbs in each point and in the center of the star. The star would...
by Arise2 Grow More | Nov 20, 2024 | Family
Last week my daughter was in town to get two new tires and the brakes on her car replaced. It was also the day of the week that Scott normally goes out for lunch with Marcus. So Scott invite us girls to lunch, too. Now that she lives farther away from us, we don’t see...
by Arise2 Grow More | Oct 26, 2024 | Family
Maybe I’m old fashioned. I thought being civil meant being polite, civilized, or even chivalrous. The other definition is about relating to citizens. That’s why I had a difficult time choosing the titles for my previous posts “Civic Duty” and “Civic Responsibilities”...
by Arise2 Grow More | Oct 3, 2024 | Family
I can’t believe that this blog has been up for a year already! I’m getting better at not worrying about a post not being “perfect” enough to publish or whether I get a post out in time. I’m just doing the best that I can with the time and resources I have. I was on...
by Arise2 Grow More | Sep 8, 2024 | Family
Being a believer means belonging to a very big family of brothers and sisters. We all have one heavenly Father and one big Brother, Jesus. I realized this for the first time on a weekend ski trip with other members of a university student club. We all chipped in to...
by Arise2 Grow More | Aug 18, 2024 | Family
Death is not a topic that most people want to discuss. Especially when we get older, death is an uncomfortable subject, but it is an important one because we will all experience it. Death is just a part of life but what if it comes sooner than expected. That is even...
