Archive | May, 2010
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Between Mother & Daughter (part II)

click here for part one of these letters between mother Valerie Harris and daughter Lisa Shaffer Dearest Lisa, First, I’m glad to be here to listen. God hears us as we “confess your sins one to another,” and He forgives and cleanses and helps us get our heads back on straight! Secondly, how well I…

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Between Mother & Daughter (part I)

Note from Gretchen: I want to introduce you to two beautiful Southern ladies. Mrs. Valerie Harris is wife to veterinarian and author Dr. Alan Harris, mother of six, and author of devotionals for homeschool moms. Her eldest daughter, Lisa Shaffer, is wife to Jon and mother to three little girls—Sonora is 2 1/2 (just 3…

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Writing like I know how

We’re having the biggest wind storm ever. You know better than that, Gretchen, I told myself.  Show, don’t tell! We’re having the biggest wind storm ever. Our BBQ lid is in the middle of the lawn.  So is my watering can.  I haven’t ventured outside to see what else might be strewn out of place. …

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