I have to laugh at this title. I started it three years ago when my oldest turned 13. This weekend she turned 16. All that time I had a draft with this title and nothing else. Next month my oldest son will turn 13. Time continues to pass as I continue to be in denial that my kids are growing …
Finding Beauty in Unexpected Places
Last weekend I went out to our patio and found a fun surprise sprouting and blooming in the very narrow sand lines between the bricks. Interspersed intermittently all along the bricks were these tiny, tenacious pansies. I’m not really sure where they came from, but as I pulled the weeds last night, I left these little beauties. Part of me wanted to …
Blog Hijacked by Kiddo
Today my blog has been hijacked by the cutie flying the plane in this photo. She decided I needed a quick vacation from writing a post. Gotta love her! Without further ado, here she is. Thank you. I am glad you are here to read this. This week we visited family. I thought I’d share some photos with you. I like …
8 Truths When The Tension Between Callings Overwhelms
This last month I’ve missed events in my kids’ lives because a calling meant I couldn’t be in two places at the same time. Just the other night my husband and I were talking about the importance of not devaluing calling yet achieving balance in all areas. The next day I saw a post on Facebook from singer Meredith Andrews. In …
5 Reasons Breaking Away from Routine is a Good Idea
If you don’t step away, life will continue to move just as fast as it does at home.
Summer Days
Summer. A time of rest and relaxation. Well, that’s the theory. At our house, summer is blazing by fast and furiously. But there are a few things we do that are traditions for us. The first is pick blueberries. This is something we started our first summer in Lafayette. The ironic thing is that I hated blueberries as a kid. I remember picking …
7 tips for Finding Time to Exercise
It doesn’t have to be difficult to find time to add exercise to your life. You just have to commit to doing it.
Summer Fun: Adventures in Odyssey Club
It’s summer time and that means long trips to visit family, explore the country, or visit an amusement park. A mainstay in our road trips are the Adventures in Odyssey episodes. My kids can listen to them ad nauseam — we’ve had to replace CDs because they get so scratched from loving listening. And we love that the adults can …
Age is Merely a Number
Today I have extensive edits on a book due, so I’m pulling forward a post I wrote several years ago. The ironic thing is this a still an area I’m still fascinated by. How do the generations we’re born in impact our life choices. I’d love your thoughts on this important topic! My friend Tricia Goyer forwarded the following commentary …
3 Tips for Loving My Now
As a mom who has so many irons in the fire, it can be a real challenge to sink into my now moments. Instead, I can easily be distracted by everything that’s on my list instead of taking the seconds, minutes, and hours that exist in today. Can anyone relate? It’s so easy to focus on the next 2 practices, …