by Angela Sanders | Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Cleaning out my office closet last week, I found four Hobby Lobby sacks with the same contents: fabric, embroidery thread, needles, and a hoop. Each represents a one-of-a-kind, meaningful wedding gift that never materialized. Why? I was afraid to start them! You...
by Angela Sanders | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
During a recent trip to Hobby Lobby, I happened upon a scene I wish I hadn’t witnessed. “I TOLD YOU TO STOP!” To my left, a young mother took a matter—and her child—in hand, her grip on his arm strong enough to lift him a few inches off the ground. In the cart, a...
by Angela Sanders | Jun 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Introvert. Say what?!? Frowning, brows knit, I began taking the personality test again. It just didn’t make sense. I was a minister’s wife, a teacher, a public speaker. How could I possibly be an introvert? I talked easily with strangers, helped people make...
by Angela Sanders | Feb 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have many regrets as a parent, but the worst all have something to do with my response to my children in critical formative moments. You know the ones. You’re rocking along feeling pretty good about where you’ve been and where you’re headed as a parent-child combo,...
by Angela Sanders | Oct 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Knock. Knock. Knock. Knees locked, pulse in my ears, I waited for the front door to open, my ten-year-old heart fairly bursting with passion and purpose. I—we—were making a difference, a real difference. Click. The deadbolt. Only seconds left to wait. Breathless...
