Families
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We Can’t Grow If We Don’t Bloom — A Day in the Life of a Mom Trying to Hold It All Together
I don’t know about in your home but this morning hit like a frying pan. The dogs were pacing, David was already at work and C was pretending he didn’t hear me calling his name. Breakfast was whatever I could grab — toast, a granola bar, maybe a leftover biscuit if the Bradley and Charlie didn’t inhale it last night. I held my coffee like it was the only thing keeping me upright and whispered, “Lord, it’s me again.” This is a day in the Cates family where grace meets chaos and says, “We’re doing this together.” And honestly? That’s the only reason I made it out of bed. Because…
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Mile Marker Grace: Sunday Morning Blessing — March 29, 2026
Morning, family and friends another week has come to a end or another week is beginning it’s a glass half-full as to how you look at Sundays. But before the day gets away from us I wanted to share Mile Marker Grace: Sunday Morning Blessing — March 29, 2026. Some mornings don’t come in loud. They don’t come in with alarms or chaos or someone yelling “Where’s my shoes?” from the hallway. Some mornings arrive soft — like God whispering instead of shouting. This morning is one of those. Thank the LORD for that. The sun is barely stretching over the edge of the world, painting the sky in those…
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11:30 PM CST — Wine or WHyne Time
Sometimes life doesn’t go as we expect as you can see from the title above which might or might not be spelled right. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t join me for Wine or Whyne Time. Before you ask no, you don’t have to have a glass of Wine to join me. Bring your favorite beverage or nothing at all the main idea of tonight is to breath and spend time with ourselves just patting ourselves on the back for getting through today. Yes, I’m on the balcony not on the front porch or back porch because the balcony is hard for people to get to. I’ve got my wine,…
