I’ll never forget the first time my husband told our two-year-old firstborn the story of David and Goliath. We were (and are) very unsure of ourselves in parenting, and we were learning a lot of things right along with her. Knowing how much she could handle was not as intuitive …
Music has always been an important part of story. It sets the tone of the story’s mood. One of my children is so sensitive to music, that he will start crying in fear as soon as he hears the scary music in a story even before the scary characters are …
My earliest recollection of story is my little Fisher Price cassette player. Our home had plenty of books, but my desire for words was insatiable at a young age. My parents invested in a collection of books and cassettes and my little cassette player. They got the idea when a …
Stories. We love them—even when we act too grown up to care. Our mamas read them to us before we fell asleep at night, we heard them in Sunday School, we read them in school. And now that we have heard all those stories—we each have our own. …
My life has been very full. As you know, I haven’t posted here much lately. Yet, I remember last year’s 31 Days challenge, and I feel like I need to make space for it again. In case you don’t remember, 31 Days is the challenge thrown out by the …
This post is part of a series. Please read Part One and Part Two before reading today’s post. We have talked about your mission and the things only you can do. We also talked about the three main areas of life and how to find your unique obligations and purpose …
This post is part of a series. If you haven’t read Part One yet, go here to read the first post. Now that we have established the things that only we can do, we can get a little more specific. My brain likes to simplify things and put them into …
If you read blogs much, you have seen a lot of recent articles about setting goals and choosing one word for 2014. Some people get excited about setting goals and make such huge plans that they quickly crash and burn. Other people scoff at goal setting altogether because so few …
This is the final installment in our series, Work That Works For You. Here are the other things we’ve discussed: Teaching Music Lessons Writing and Blogging Home Party Business Hobby, Passion or Both? What to Expect When Working From Home Introduction This post is really only edited by me. …
I am not really the best one to write this post. Since this is a hobby blog, I am not making money from it, and I have limited writing experience. However, in a series about working from home, writing and blogging are great opportunities for many. Today, I’ll share …
