Learning To Be Present
When days are long and cluttered with so many things, I must choose to stop and remember what it is like to be present. What does it mean to show up for my life today? As I consider that question, I look over at the four sets of eyes that are looking to me to be...
What If You Started To Notice?
About five years ago I started slowing life down to notice. It began with some things that were very basic, like how the towel feels against my fingers as I fold it, how the air feels when I breathe it in my nose, how the flooring feels against my feet as I walk....
The Missing Piece
There are so many things that I love doing with my kids, but I have to be honest.... sometimes playing pretend makes me want to poke my eyeballs out. I know… this sometimes makes me feel like a total loser mom, but even when I was little, pretending that Barbie and...
What To Pour Into Your Ears
In the busy days of laundry, commuting to work, a short run, and cleaning up all the things, we can fight for spaces to pour good words into our ears. I’m not sure what comes out of your kids’ mouths, but let’s just say in the thick of these days, if my kids’ words...
Where Are Your Tracks Leading?
Last spring when I was out one morning, I heard bagpipes. Living here tucked away by the cemetery was new to me and as I peered over the fence, it was our first funeral. Mrs. Sargent. The bagpipes played and the family stood together in solidarity. The air was as...
My Favorite Way To Egg Hunt
Could there be a best way to Easter egg hunt? I don’t mean to be bossy, but I would say...YES! At our first egg hunt, after a grandma elbowed my one-year-old son Hank, pushed him under the table, and then proceeded to grab the Reese's egg from his loose grip...this...
Sample Agendas For Virtual Prayer Meetings
Below is the format that we have been using for our Zoom Virtual Prayer Meetings we are calling: "Arise: A Call To Pray." We thought it may be helpful for you in starting you own group, so have a layout to start with. We recently began a Facebook page for idea...
Listen to the Words
A few years ago my husband and I started something new with our kids. We picked specific words that we thought each child needed to hear (different words for each kid) and decided to be very intentional about repeating these words over and over to each kiddo. We...
Take a little inspiration with you.
Popular Posts
What if You Started Choosing?
Friday December 31st
Turn The Mirrors Around
Wednesday May 29th
I Long To Stay In The Current
Monday April 29th
