I remember being a young bride, coming off the adrenaline rush of a busy ministry home and the constant flurry of high school activities. I recall my new husband coming home from work, exhausted, while I was ready to run all the errands I wanted him to run with me and …
Cherishing life sounds like everything is perfect. Or if it’s not, I’m just approaching it in a Pollyanna way and telling myself it is. As if I can pretend enough that everything is beautiful and make it so, like seeing through the proverbial rose-colored glasses. But really, I feel …
You have heard the old adage, “No man is an island.” It is true that none of us can be all we can be without community. I like to call it my team. Not an official team, but I am growing and progressing because of people in my life. …
These first few days may seem a little philosophical to some of you. Just bear with me. Next week, I’ll deal with more practical, everyday things. When I think about myself, it is easy to think in compartments. The Christian part of me goes to church, reads my Bible, prays …
One of my favorite lyrics is “Make peace with God, make peace with yourself, ‘cuz in the end there’s nobody else.” Truly, those are the only two relationships that I have full control over. When it’s my time to die, my decisions related to my relationship with God and the …
Cherish is a word we don’t use much in our everyday conversation. I think that is why bringing it into the everyday is such a challenge. It feels strange to even use the word. We generalize with words such as like or love or enjoy. However, I think there are …
It is my third year to participate in Write 31 Days, a challenge to write every day in October about one topic. Last year I wrote 31 Days of Stories for the Journey. The year before that I wrote 31 Days of Blending Work, School and Home. Since I am …
It’s been awhile since I heard the question I used to dread. The all-American question women ask each other to make conversation. “So what do you do?” The answer to that question is complex whether one is a stay-at-home mom or a Fortune 500 CEO, so I’ll save that discussion …
As tradition has it, we take our vacation the week of Labor Day. Which means we did no official school work this week, but we learned plenty. I could tell you we studied nature, Ohio history, physical education and zoology. But, the lessons I learned this week from our experiences were …
This is the week of homeschooling which I am tempted to skip writing about. The week I took no pictures on my phone. The week our schedule was totally disrupted. The week I got take out one night and served hot dogs with macaroni and cheese another. Mornings we slept …
