In Fall 1969, as a freshman at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky, I was assigned to a lab table in Biology 101. My lab partner and I sat on one side of that lab table and Gregg Lewis and his lab partner sat on the other side. Gregg Lewis . . . a tall, blond [...]
Nobody Gets to Be Perfect
Over and over, while my children were growing up, I told them “Nobody gets to be perfect.” When I made mistakes, I would own up to them, apologize and say, “Nobody gets to be perfect. Not even your Mama. Only Jesus got to be perfect.” When their friends would do or say unkind things, I [...]
Our Son Benjamin, Artist, Scholar, Amazing
Before we had children, my husband Gregg and I had two different fertility specialists tell us that we would probably never have children. Then, when we had been married for six and a half years, we had our precious son Andrew (now 32). Eighteen months later, to the day, we had adorable Matthew (now 31). [...]
Spring is In the Air
We moved from Carol Stream, Illinois to Rome, Georgia almost 24 years ago. Georgia, the land of dogwoods and azaleas, the state where I spent most of my growing-up years. Andrew was 8 years old, Matthew 7, Lisette 4 years old and Benjamin 3 when we moved to Georgia. I was pregnant with Jonathan, who [...]
Matthew Shaw Lewis, Miracle Baby
On Thursday morning, July 3, 1980, my husband Gregg was getting dressed for the day. I was still in bed, having gotten up in the night with our 10-month old son Andrew. Gregg was telling me what he would be working on that day, when I told him, “I just felt a baby move.” Gregg [...]
White Chicken Chili for a Cold Evening
Temperatures have dipped again in Georgia, making it time for another favorite chili, White Chicken Chili, a new dish I’ve made only the last year or so. White Chicken Chili 1 onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound chicken diced 1 package White Chicken Chili seasoning mix 1 cup water [...]
Children Can be SO . . . Childish!
My sister and I have children the same ages. One day (when they were small) I called her and told her what my kids were doing to drive me nuts. She laughed and said, “How childish of them!” And I laughed too. That became a joke between us. She’d call me, all stressed-out from some [...]
New Evidence Confirms Mommy Brain
Before my first child was born, I was concerned that I would never wake up if he cried in the night. I was SUCH a sound sleeper BC (before children). But I needn’t have worried. As soon as Andrew was born, I discovered I had developed a “mommy brain.” You mothers out there know what “mommy [...]
Soccer Goalie Scores a Length-of-Field Goal
On January 4, 2012, soccer player Tim Howard became the first goalie in English Premier League history to score from his own penalty area. He kicked the ball downfield, from his own box, to about 30 yards from the net. The ball then bounced over Adam Bogdan, the opposing goalkeeper and into the goal. You [...]