Have you ever had a simply amazing weekend outing with your family that you just didn’t want to end? When, at the conclusion of the outing, have you looked back over the adventure and wondered “how did this weekend go by so fast”? While immersed in an exciting family escapade, has it seemed so far removed from your daily life events that you found yourself forgetting all the crazy, yucky conflicts back at home? While away, did you get that complete feeling in your heart like “yeah…. That’s what I’m talking about”? Am I making sense? Well, here at the Hott house, we just returned from a quick family outing. No, we didn’t fly off to some exotic island. We didn’t spend the day at Disney World. Nope. We didn’t even go very far from home. But we did do something for the very first time! You may find this crazy; especially since there were 40,000 other people at the same place with us. Yes. It.was.packed! But, you see… for thousands of other families, this is something … [Read more...]
PD Praise
Michael J. Fox. Muhammad Ali. George Wallace. Vincent Price. Pope John Paul II. Janet Reno. Hummmmm….. What do all these folks have in common? They all have Parkinson’s Disease. And, so does my husband, Dan Hott. Parkinson’s Disease, or “PD”, is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that impairs motor skills. Belonging to a group of movement disorders, PD is a chronic illness for which there is no cure. Symptoms of PD are characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing and eventual loss of physical movement. Since this crazy thing called Parkinson’s moved in with us the summer of 2008, this 47-year-old-grey-haired-hott-mama-of-four has had countless conversations with God concerning this topic. So much of my prayer time is centered on trying to understand it all, I sometimes worry that I might be giving God a headache. Do you know what I mean? Sometimes, I feel like a pest. You know? Like when your children ask over and over for something. … [Read more...]
Six “R’s” to Storm Survival for Tropical Storm Isaac
An earlier evening this week, my hott-hubby Dan emerged from his office with an announcement: “Hey boys… Guess what? There is a tropical storm forming in the Caribbean and you’ll be surprised to hear what the National Weather Service has named it!... ISAAC!” “Cool! A storm named after ME!” our eight year old son responded with glee! “Blah-ha-ha!.... Yeah right! Isaac is a storm!” answered his older sister, Violet, in her usual 12 ½ year old sarcastic tone. (I know she thought it was cool, too; but she was just bummed that her name starts with a “V” and the likelihood of having a storm named after her is less than slim.) Then, we heard a small little voice respond, “Oh? A storm?” It was Levi. As the color drained from his face and his freckles began to turn green, Levi froze for a complete 30 seconds. He didn’t say a word. Until finally… “R.U.N.! Come on! We have to go to the basement! NOW!” The tears began to fall like the impending rain from Tropical Storm … [Read more...]
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