Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
My oldest and dearest friend just impressed my socks off…..I love it when someone I know so well can still surprise me like this. My friend, we will call her Deborah, has a daughter the same age as my oldest; our girls are both seniors in high school and constantly talking about where to go... Continue Reading →
Do you know someone who will write out a list of to-do’s for the sole purpose of marking off the items already accomplished? When they share this about themselves, it’s almost like a confession. Now, I am not a list maker, I try just about every trick in the book to keep from needing a... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X91IWV_rEmI If you haven't discovered NeedtoBreathe yet, please spend some time listening to what they have to offer. We have seen them perform a couple of times now and they are fantastic in person. This song, Like Stones Under Rushing Water, was performed at the last concert we attended and I just stood in tears.... Continue Reading →
The last day of daycare for my little girl was when she was just a week or more than two years old. I vividly remember picking her up and saying good-bye to the wonderful people who had loved and nurtured her while I was at work each day. The joy that I had in putting... Continue Reading →
There are a lot of things that we don’t get right as parents of teens. My guy and I often stumble around with wild eyes searching for answers as we navigate through the hormones and mood swings. I feel like I share a lot of mistakes that we make, so I also wanted to include... Continue Reading →
Our weekend away has been planned for quite some time now, my friend and I were to meet at the beach for some sun and warmth, flying from two different states to meet in South Carolina and drive a couple hours to our destination. Except snow. And ice, apparently in Atlanta. My flight was cancelled,... Continue Reading →
Do you ever feel stuck? Know where you want to be, but no time/energy/knowledge of how to get there? There may be a fix for that…. Jon Acuff is a motivational speaker and writer who recently put together a project called the 30 Day Hustle. It’s an online community of people who are interested in... Continue Reading →
Have you ever talked yourself into believing something was true with no real basis? You notice your teenager is especially surly one morning, so you start researching drug rehab programs, or a friend doesn’t acknowledge you at a social gathering, so you convince yourself that you are no longer friends? It’s called jumping to conclusions,... Continue Reading →
We joined a gym a couple of months ago, then hired a personal trainer to teach us how to do what we needed to do the correct way. It's been very interesting, and for the second time in my life I am starting to feel like there could be an athlete somewhere deep in this... Continue Reading →
When our kids were little, my guy and I joined a small group on parenting. We had three babies in 3.5 years and were feeling the effects of it. The ten week study spent the first 3 weeks talking about marriage. In a parenting study. Wha?? We learned several key truths in that study years... Continue Reading →
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