About Holly
I married my high-school sweetheart 38 years ago; we have 8 kids, 11 -- and counting! -- grandkids, and one needy golden Lab retriever.Posts by Holly
Gifts From Grandma and Other Horror Stories
By Holly on February 19, 2010
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” — James 1:17 (NIV)
Tell the truth, now: did your grandma give you underwear every year for Christmas?
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By Holly on February 19, 2010
Road Builder
By Holly on March 11, 2009
Road Building
“A voice cries: In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:3
As a mom, I’ve said it probably a kajillion times: Are you ready yet?
It’s encouragement {read more}
By Holly on March 11, 2009
Good Dishes and Other Graces
By Holly on January 23, 2009
“ Let all things be done decently and in order.” — 1 Corinthians 14:40
We didn’t sign up for wedding china.
My beloved and I thought ourselves too practical to request such a frivolous gift. Sturdy everyday china would be just fine {read more}
By Holly on January 23, 2009
Getting Ready for Company
By Holly on November 15, 2008
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10
It’s almost Thanksgiving, and after that Advent and Christmas. You know what that means, don’t you?
Company is coming!
Some grandparents {read more}
By Holly on November 15, 2008
A Gift Worth Giving
By Holly on November 5, 2008
It’s not that I don’t pray. I do, regularly–for my grandkids and for their parents.
It’s how I pray that I’ve been thinking about.
I’ve been thinking about specificity, about timing, and about intensity.
I’ve {read more}
By Holly on November 5, 2008
Learning to Drive and Other Stories . . .
By Holly on October 21, 2008
“I will sing of thy steadfast love, O Lord, for ever;
with my mouth I will proclaim
thy faithfulness to all generations.”
– Psalm 89:1
My grandma — grandma McK — never got her driver’s license.
She knew how to drive…sort {read more}
By Holly on October 21, 2008
Four Ways to Share New-Baby Joy
By Holly on October 10, 2008
“Children are a gift from the Lord, they are a reward from him . . .
May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.”
Psalm 127:3, 128:6
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We found out two weeks ago that grandchild # 11 is on the way, and this {read more}
By Holly on October 10, 2008
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