scattered kernels | test.elizabethdaghfal.com - Part 2

scattered kernels

…those thoughts about life that spin like wheels in my head — and hopefully don’t run me over… 

In with the New

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originally written for my “Family Time” Column in Fountain of Life Magazine, Jan/Feb 2016 It seems we are a people who love new beginnings. Turning over a

When Faith Becomes Visible: The Story of One Woman Who Did Not Forget

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It was a moment to cherish. There I sat in her living room watching this precious woman, my grandmother-in-law, play her special version of patty-cake

Punishment or Protection? …When Life Seems ‘Out of Order’…

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They looked at me like I’d killed their grandma. Or at least stolen their candy. In truth, I’d tried to save them from the machine

Like a Child--Palm Sunday's Hidden Surprise

Palm Sunday’s Hidden Surprise

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For my kids, Easter baskets always came a week early. On Palm Sunday. My mother-in-law sewed adorable outfits, matched them with sweet fancy hats, and

Remembering Billy Graham

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I met him once. Rev. Billy Graham. It was a Monday night. A friend and I were on our way to Art Survey 101, and

That Twin Bond

A Special Bond: A Boy and His Twin Sister

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He gave a speech. He thanked his teachers. He thanked his dad and me. He thanked the people giving him the award. And then he

Calling Her Blessed

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She wrapped her presents with her eyes closed. Why we didn’t wait until Dad got home to do it, I couldn’t tell you. It meant

September 11, 2001: A Picture Worth a Thousand Words

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I could write a post, but, today, I think this picture suffices: 15 years later, how you would caption the photo?

a DIY Tree Rescue

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My daughter asked it. “Mom, why is there a cloth sign tied around our tree?” Simple. Because I am now officially a tree hugger. See, we

Elizabeth Daghfal

A mother of 5 and a wife of 28+ years, Elizabeth never seems to run out of ideas for "pen and paper" fodder. Between her "not-there-yet" mistakes and her "scattered kernels," that keep her mind reeling, she loves the chance to share what the Lord is teaching her as a parent, spouse, and individual...Truly loved by Christ as she is, but changed daily by His grace...

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