Navigating Family Mental Health Challenges: A Personal Journey
"Daddy, Mother is here and says you have not been taking your medicine and aren't acting right. I need to take you to the doctor so we can get this straightened out," I plead.
"I'm not taking the medicine! I don't like how it makes me feel. I am just...
My Father’s Family Legacy
From these various relatives, Daddy learned the value of
Living for Christ
Working the land
Serving others
Respecting his heritage and elders
A good education
Being a good parent
Loving Unconditionally...
Unique and Spontaneous Family Christmas Traditions
Personally, I'm partial to the more unique and spontaneous traditions....
Celebrate Christmas
Celebrate Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child My Mother Loved to Celebrate Christmas Ever since I can remember, my mother loved Christmas because it was the time that all of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren (44 of us by the time she passed away in 2016) were usually...
Turning a Negative into a Positive
Turning a Negative into a Positive often takes a conscious effort....
Most Memorable Christmas Eve’s
Through the years, our family grew and grew. To get everyone pictured, we started the Stairs Pictures tradition....
Christmas Trees
Seriously, you hear people say they long for the good old days when times were simpler. They obviously aren't thinking about Christmas trees....
My Amazing Grandma – Caring, Contented, Loved
Last Saturday, I attended the funeral of one of my Ferguson cousins, Lorene Ferguson Davidson who was my grandma’s niece. She was 91. I was greeted with a hug by her daughter, Lana, as she exclaimed, “Longevity!” She was referring to how long the Fergusons we know seem to...
Lots of Love – My Mother, A Wise Military Wife
The Military Wife, Who is a Mother, Endures Difficulties I’ve been thinking about my mother quite a bit this week and how wise she was. Thoughts were triggered by a post a friend, Jessica, made on Facebook. She is a military wife with three young children and she was...
Random Thoughts on the Love of Jesus, Brothers, Cars, and Husband
My thoughts have been all over the place today! Please say you have days like that too. Days where you are overcome with tears as you realize the overpowering love shown by God through Jesus and God’s earthly children. Days where you see love being demonstrated in so many ways. It’s...