I was so afraid to let go. I was afraid I would lose my edge, lose my drive, and my purpose. I feared I would be “missing out” on the exciting part of life. I didn’t want to hear that things were still happening and I wasn’t a part of it all. I knew, however, … [Read more…]
Christmas simplified once and for all…forever and ever amen! Every year right about this time I say to myself…THIS year is going to be different! We’re not going to get swept up into the Christmas tornado of running too much, spending too much, wanting too much, and forgetting too much. We’re not going to miss … [Read more…]
“The tangible, the concrete, the material, so captivate us that we fail to look beyond them. We become the child who just can’t get past the candy the Easter bunny left him long enough to really appreciate the impact of the true Easter message: that God conquered death. Yet in the midst of all the … [Read more…]
What is Mom / Daughter Date Day? It’s a day very meticulously and thoughtfully designed and planned to celebrate your daughter’s unique passions and dreams for life. The day is never shared with a sibling. It belongs to she and Mom only. It’s a day where there are no other obligations, nothing to cut short … [Read more…]
“Southwest! There it is. Pull in quick before someone else gets it!” I said. We were late…very late. After unwillingly throwing ourselves into the early morning surge of commuters, we arrived at the airport without a minute to spare. Before getting our boarding passes, we knew we had to turn in all eleven of our … [Read more…]
If you announced one morning that all electronics, video games and television were banned for the day, would your children know what to do? Yes they can read a book but seriously, is that how you would have spent the day as a kid? No way! We knew how to play! Because of the electronic … [Read more…]
The kids are in bed, the house is quiet, you finally take a moment to exhale, maybe even sink into your favorite chair. While you’re there, do you ever reflect on the accomplishments for the day…I mean truly take an account of what all has happened from the time you first opened your eyes that … [Read more…]
This week, our family was given 230 extra minutes! That’s right, we have been given the gift of time. We’ve decided to use this time as if it were a classroom, a giant cloud to fall into, a locker room, an open sky, and a huge concert hall. The interesting part of all of this … [Read more…]
Our first house… it was haven of glorious, mature, Maple trees. We were just outside of Nashville, but when you drove down our street, you felt as though you had entered the Smokey Mountains of East Tennessee. In the middle of the day, all you could hear out on the front porch was the rustling … [Read more…]
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