Some days, as the end of the day draws near, I feel nothing short of spent. The long hours of cooking and cleaning, of chauffeuring and teaching, correcting and mentoring and refereeing, let alone any side gigs I am nursing along, leave me feeling … [Read more...] about Running on Empty: Hope for When You are Feeling Drained…and Something New!
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5 Ways to Create a Unique Family Culture
I loved going over to my friends’ houses when I was a kid, riding home on the bus with them or spending time in their home on a Saturday. Some friends I visited occasionally, and a few I visited more frequently - getting to know their families, … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Create a Unique Family Culture
Braver: One Small Step to a Brave Life
Brave is a funny thing, you know. Yours and mine, they looks so different. What scares me, doesn’t scare you. I’m sure the opposite is true as well. About a year ago, as I was struggling with the anything prayer, a friend of mine told me, … [Read more...] about Braver: One Small Step to a Brave Life
When You are Ready to Stop Doing and Start Being
Saturday morning the sun was shining gloriously after being held hostage by clouds for most of the month of January. The light and warmth did not go unnoticed by my kids and they were down the hill right after breakfast, making big plans, dreaming … [Read more...] about When You are Ready to Stop Doing and Start Being
Raising Creative Kids
She wanted a typewriter for Christmas. Not a doll, not Legos, not the newest and coolest whatever. A typewriter. I questioned her choice. I thought it would pass, but for months this seven year old girl of mine hoped for, a … [Read more...] about Raising Creative Kids
When You’re Tired of a Weak & Watered-Down Faith
The other day, amidst taxi mom duties, a song with a familiar tune came on the radio. Strong beat, good lyrics. I turned it up, but returned to my mindless driving, charting the afternoon activities in my head. Don’t … [Read more...] about When You’re Tired of a Weak & Watered-Down Faith
