by Sabrina McDonald | Nov 30, 2021 | Parenting, Spiritual Growth
I was beating the streets to get a head start on my holiday list. Dreading the downright meanness Christmas shopping often creates, it occurred to me this should be the time to focus on the importance of selfless giving and celebrating the precious gift of...
by Sabrina McDonald | Jul 3, 2014 | Spiritual Growth
Recently I saw an ad in a magazine that listed the “20 Things You Should do in This Lifetime.” This is what the company suggested: 1. Visit the country your ancestors called home.2. Leave a dollar where a kid will find it.3. Fly over the Grand Canyon in a...
by Sabrina McDonald | Feb 2, 2024 | Parenting
I remember hearing the song “Mary Did You Know?” by Michael English for the first time after becoming a mom. I had always loved the song, but hearing the message as a mom gave me a new perspective. The song is a series of questions to Mary, the mother of Jesus, asking...
by Sabrina McDonald | Nov 19, 2013 | Spiritual Growth, Widowhood and Grief
Helen Keller had every reason to bitterly complain about life—she was blind and deaf as the result of a disease contracted as a toddler. It wasn’t until she was nearly eight years old that a teacher helped her intelligibly communicate with her family for the first...
by Sabrina McDonald | Mar 16, 2023 | Parenting, Stepfamily
Life is busy for everyone during the child raising years. School sports games, band concerts, and extracurricular activities have a way of taking over the family calendar. This is especially true for blended families because we have all the normal family busyness...
