They're two of the most hopeful words in the English language. “Almost there.” Perhaps it was my affinity for imagining the human details of the Christmas story. Perhaps it was my partiality for rich lyrics. Or perhaps it was the nostalgic voices from the soundtrack of my teenage years. But when I heard this Christmas song, I was riveted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ClYL3pKCwI Mary, full of innocence, Carrying the Holy prince, You're almost there, you're almost … [Read more...]
Bingo Tumbler Brain
Lately I’ve had a bad case of Bingo Tumbler Brain. There are all these times, locations, obligations, privileges, people, places, and "don’t-forget-tos" tumbling around in the bingo cage atop my shoulders. I’ve tried to write them all down on my calendar. I’ve locked them in my phone’s calendar app and tagged most of them with reminders. I’ve stuck post-it notes to my phone, purse, and steering wheel. I’ve even been confronted by my boys for writing on … [Read more...]
So Grown Up, Yet Still Growing
It seems summer has almost disappeared (way too early!), and the plight of both Narnia and Arendelle await us…always winter, eternally frozen. Or so it will seem by January. But the seasons aren’t the only things coming and going. Around here, we’re racing past some monumental milestones. We’ve endured the long haul from diapers to deodorant. But wasn’t it just last month I had a pile of baby blue laundry—sleepers smelling of spit-up and a hundred tiny mismatched socks? This month, the … [Read more...]
Start Living Braver
Click here to start living braver! If a short glance at the cover of this book starts your insides buzzing, or if your immediate response is to grab a dish rag, spatula, piping bag and start color-matching the icing to fix that atrocious “problem” you might enjoy and benefit from reading The Cure for the Perfect Life: 12 Ways to Stop Trying Harder and Start Living Braver. If your first reaction is to lick the cover and see what the frosting tastes like, you can probably pass on … [Read more...]
When Doing Nothing is Actually Something
I’ve just finished reading Kathi Lipp’s new book I Need Some Help Here. I had the privilege of contributing a “Story from the Trenches” in the chapter entitled…gulp…"When My Child is Lacking Character.” (If you’d like a front row seat to what happens in our vehicle during our 15 minute commute to and from school, you can buy the book by clicking HERE). Need Some Help? She’s addressed many tough parenting topics, most of which she’s slogged through first-hand. But one particular … [Read more...]
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