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How Did You Know That?
When my daughter, Morgan, was little, she was a pistol! Don't get me wrong... we loved her, of course, and she was adorable with deep dimples, dark eyes and the funniest little personality. But she was a little stinker at times. One day I had scolded her for...
Just Add Water
I'm about over watering my flowers! I love my flowers but about this time of the season, I'm ready to move on to fall decorations - straw, pumpkins, and scarecrows! However, I felt kind of bad because the flowers were still alive and blooming but due to the extreme...
Simple.
Road trips. Camping. Snow days. Driving through the mountains. Why do I love all of these things? Because they all involve simplifying and living with the basics. When taking road trips and driving through the mountains and camping, you take the basic necessities. ...
Sometimes We Gotta Think Before We Speak… Or Write
I've been battling what seemed to be a summer cold. I'd had enough and went to the local Urgent Care. I was the second person in the door as it opened. But it seemed there was some "false advertising" (as in "urgent") going on as I sat in the back room for a very...
You May Not Understand
About a year ago I felt God telling me to bring Natalie Grant to our little town. Not just have a Christian concert... but bring Natalie Grant to town. I remember thinking, "this cannot be what God wants. It's just too big." I ignored it. A few months later, I...
Be Still
When my kids were little and we would sit in church and they would get antsy and move around or talk a lot, we would say to them, "shhhhh! Be still." I can remember my mom saying the same thing to my sister and me. I sometimes have trouble sitting or being still...
I Can Do It Myself!
Toddlers. They think they can do everything themselves. They see older kids and adults doing it and they want to do it, too. And as parents or caretaking adults, we let them do it... until we can no longer take it and patience runs out and we have to help them....
You are an Olympian!
Have you been watching the Olympics? WOW! Those athletes are so fit! Muscles galore! I think about all the training those athletes do - hours and hours day after day for years. They have to be so disciplined and then in just a short amount of time, those events...
Start Over. Find Peace.
I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you are not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again. -F. Scott Fitzgerald This quote is taken from the new book by Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect - Leaving Behind Frantic For a...
