Fire Up Some Friendships

Fire Up Some Friendships

by | Jun 28, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

I still have no friends. With social media and busy schedules, our lives can be full of people…but a barren wasteland when it comes to friendship. We have plenty of people who heart pictures of our kids and awards and comment on how old they are getting, but how...
I’ve Got No Friends

I’ve Got No Friends

by | Jun 24, 2019 | All The Things, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

“I’ve got no friends.” I found myself sitting with a younger mom at a baby shower. Her kids were with her husband and she could finally linger to chat. “Well of course you don’t. You have three kids under the age of four.” I remember that feeling…when you could...
What Will You Give Oxygen To?

What Will You Give Oxygen To?

by | Jun 21, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

As I drove down the road with my kids yesterday, I saw a gal give me a terribly disgusted look. Either she had “bitten a lemon,” as my mother would say, or just seen a unicorn beheaded, but most likely I had done something that upset her. “Oh dear,” I said, my kids...
My Top Five Friends

My Top Five Friends

by | Jun 19, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

Who are your five closest friends? In Divine Direction, Craig Groeschel encourages us to consider that, making the point that we will become the average of the people around us. Isn’t it true? There are friends who cause me to rise up, others who cause me to step out....
Better Left Unsaid

Better Left Unsaid

by | Jun 17, 2019 | All The Things, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

Please tell me I am not the only one whose kids hate making cards. It’s a disaster. Before bed I put the kids in the office and issued the markers and instructions, “We need three Father’s Day cards.” Hank’s card opened to the left, but I didn’t say a word. The card...