You’ve been there. I know you have. Because I have, and I’m one of you: a person—a person in need of grace…lots and lots of grace. Yet, like you, I’ve battled with not being good enough, pretty enough, wealthy enough,…
Is Your Life Jacket On?
Today’s blog post was written for Petals from the Basket by “Grandma” (my mom, Lorraine Strohbehn). ___________ For a few days over the Fourth of July, my daughter and I visited another of my daughters and her family. My son-in-law…
How Will You Use Your Memories?
Treasured memories should never hold us captive in the past; they should compel us to be grateful and to keep moving forward. My father taught me that truth through words similar to these and through actions that displayed them. In…
The View from the Middle of the Road
In many ways, this is one of the most uncomfortable blog posts I’ve written in my three years at Petals from the Basket. And that’s probably the reason I’ve put off writing it for at least two of those three…
Grandma Helps You Prepare for the Empty Nest
Dear Grandma, My oldest graduates from high school this year, and in the next five years my other two children will be leaving home as well. I have such conflicted feelings and emotions on this. First off, I realize that…