Love and the Empty Nest
February 11, 2016
A funny thing happened on the way to my empty nest. I re-discovered I really liked my husband! … More Love and the Empty Nest
Author: kimwilbanks
I am a wife and a mother of 2 grown children, a believer in God and follower of Jesus Christ. I love to travel, read and be creative. I used to have a Welsh Corgi named Higgins but now I have a Labradoodle named Boone who is my baby. I love the beach, the mountains and anything English.
Changes: The Evolution of a Room
February 4, 2016
Letting go is never easy as we watch our children grow up and leave the nest. I was fortunate that my daughter helped me in a very special way. Read about it here. … More Changes: The Evolution of a Room
Do you trust me?
January 28, 2016
You can find spiritual lessons in the most unusual places . . . even a Disney movie! Read how Aladdin spoke to me about trust. … More Do you trust me?
2015 in review
January 15, 2016
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,000 times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … More 2015 in review
Undone
January 13, 2016
What do you do when you leave before dawn, travel an hour to a small church in a small town and you are greeted by women in the red dirt road waving flags? What do you do when you are surrounded by the piercing, celebratory “ay yi yi yi” of a dozen Ugandan women as … More Undone
Velvet
January 7, 2016
I had a taste of what “grandmotherhood” might be like when I was in Africa last month. It inspired me to write this little poem. … More Velvet
Reflections of a Year of Worship
December 31, 2015
From Mass in a historic basilica to Sunday morning worship in a village church in Uganda it has been an inspiring year of worship. … More Reflections of a Year of Worship
The Gospel and The Chicken
December 23, 2015
Have you ever received a really unusual gift. My friends and I did in Uganda. Read about how this unusual gift relates to the greatest gift of all. … More The Gospel and The Chicken
Stories From Africa
December 12, 2015
I’m about to head home from a 10 day mission trip to Africa with an organization called Orphan’s Heart. I was honored to write the blog for the team. If you would like to read about our African adventure, please click on the following link to the Orphan’s Heart website https://orphansheart.org/mission-trip-update/27528/ I hope you enjoy … More Stories From Africa
Africa and the Empty Nest
December 2, 2015
I am going to Africa today. These are words that I never imagined myself saying, but it’s true. In a few short hours I will be on a jet heading to Newark then Brussels then Entebbe, Uganda. We are traveling with a team from Orphan’s Heart to share some Christmas cheer with children at an … More Africa and the Empty Nest
Kim Wilbanks 