So why do you mom? Why is it that you get up every morning and do what you do? Change diapers. Pack lunches. Wash clothes. Clean toilets. Drive little people everywhere. All so that you can do it all over again. Why do you do it? Do you do it because you always wanted kids [...]
I know I have spend the last 3 weeks talking about how blessings aren’t always what we typically call blessings. Blessings aren’t just a nice house and car with a healthy family. Blessings may be a sick child, that forces you to rely fully on God. It may be an empty bank account, so that [...]
Count your blessings, name them one by one, Count your blessings, see what God has done! Do you recognize the lyrics to this old gospel song? This is one I grew up on and will probably be singing all day just because I type the lyrics here. But, that is not such a bad thing, [...]
Last week, I was waiting for someone to die. It sounds horrible, I know, but it’s true. While I kept on a happy face entertaining and teaching my students each day, while I came home and cared for and loved my children, while cleaned the clutter around the house, someone I love was lying in [...]
"What a blessing!” “We are so blessed.” “Bless your heart.” I live in the South so of course I had to throw that last one in. But the truth of the matter is that we throw these cliches around many times, and I wonder if we even know what we are saying… What is a [...]
No, this is not a blog about working out! Though that might be a good idea because I could use some pointers - like how to get off the couch… Well, I guess I am not the person for that type of blog, but we are going to talk about strength and endurance today. At [...]
I love fruit. I could eat it all day long - guilt free, might I add - and there aren’t too many fruits I don’t like. Sweet and juicy, refreshing. Fruit is definitely one of God’s gifts to us (I can only imagine how good it tasted in the Garden). But I do not like [...]
When I was a little girl, I loved to play with Barbies. I can remember one of my best friends and I must have played with Barbies for hours and hours. And when I played with Barbies, my Barbies always played out the same story line. Barbie met her husband, got married, became a school [...]
Have you been thinking about pragmatic practices to work on this year? If not or if you don’t know what I am talking about, you may want to begin by reading last week’s blog post here. But for those of you who are up to speed, how is it going? Have you been practicing? I [...]
It’s that time of year again... You know what I am talking about... Today is the first day of your New Year’s Resolution. Yes, that awe inspiring goal you set that is sure to make you a much better person by this time next year. Maybe you have set out to lose 20 pounds, cut [...]
