Tell The Stories
When my oldest was two, we were sitting on a blanket outside practicing animal sounds. You know… "What does a cow say?" Smart child replies… "Moo." Momma claps. You know the drill. Things that you do with your first born that no other sibling gets. Anyway, we got...
Better Left Unsaid
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...
God Our Father
My dad calls me darling. His dad called me darling. When I walk into my parent's house, he always says, “Hi, Darling.” When we experience God as our Father, we experience Him intimately. We experience what it is like to be known and to be loved, to be cared for and...
Life Is Not lived In The Hallmark Aisle
Today you may need to hear...obligatory card holidays are stupid and you are not alone. This weekend is Father’s Day, and if your dad was crummy...know that you are not the only one with three blank robot cards sitting up in your cabinet, purchased because you want so...
Everyone Needs a Time Out
A few weeks ago, I was preparing for the last day of school, which means laying everything my kids did over the past year out for display on our dining room table. It was full. Overlapping with books, projects, and papers. I do this so my kids can look back at the...
Us For Each Other
As we find ourselves in the throes of summer, it can be time to look at each other in the eyes and declare a plan. I remember a morning when the kids were younger, looking in the rear-view mirror of the car and saying, “Guys, there are a lot of us, and this is...
We Like To Be Together
As we head into these summer weeks, our narrative will set the tone. “We like to be together,” is choosing a mindset of joy and contentment in the people you are around. Only you can claim your mindset, and as you choose it over and over, it will set the culture of...
National Doughnut Day! (And More National Holidays You Will Want to Celebrate!)
The first Friday of June is National Doughnut Day! So what does that mean? Well, it's a day that just goes from normal to a little extra special because we are celebrating something out of the ordinary. Kids love to celebrate... we love to celebrate! So let's be...
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