“When will my life be normal again?” I asked with tears streaming down my cheeks as I held my fussy month-old baby in my arms. The women sitting at the table with me seemed so much wiser and more put together. I was sleep deprived, leaking milk and wearing three-day old makeup. I wanted reassurance … Continue reading Cultivating Friendships One Yes at a Time
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Teaching Your Kids to Dream
Dreaming Again: Part Four This post is fourth in a series. Click here to read Part One: Dreaming Again,Part Two: Three Steps to Jump Start Your Progress and Part Three: Prioritizing Your Dream At the beginning of the year I was working on my dreams and goals for 2022. I found myself getting repeatedly interrupted by … Continue reading Teaching Your Kids to Dream
Prioritizing Your Dream
Dreaming Again: Part Three This post is third in a series. Click here to read Part One: Dreaming Again andPart Two: Three Steps to Jump Start Your Progress If you are clear about what your dream is, now is the time to make it a priority. Anyone who has accomplished something will tell you their … Continue reading Prioritizing Your Dream
Three Steps to Jump Start Your Progress
Dreaming Again: Part Two In my last post I shared how my dream started. If you missed it, read it here. For a long time I struggled with how to take my dream and actually make progress. I had no idea where to begin. Today’s post will explore the initial three steps I’ve found most … Continue reading Three Steps to Jump Start Your Progress
Dreaming Again: Part One
Dreaming takes practice. Now that both my kids are in grade school, it feels like the fog of the toddler years has finally begun to lift. I now have enough margin to start dreaming again. I’ll admit I’m rusty. For the last eight years, my schedule has been oriented around the needs and wishes of … Continue reading Dreaming Again: Part One
Turning Passing Thoughts into Meaningful Prayers
Do people ever come to your mind out of the blue? This has been happening routinely for me over the past year. There was a woman I worked with over nine years ago, the mother of my husband’s former hockey teammate, and a friend I lead bible study with last fall. God has placed these … Continue reading Turning Passing Thoughts into Meaningful Prayers
A Change of Perspective
I was literally elbow deep in a pile of dirty laundry, sorting out the towels from the whites and darks. My inner dialog was spiraling downward fast. I was bemoaning the amount of time it would take me to wash and fold this mountain of inside out clothing all to see more dirty clothes in … Continue reading A Change of Perspective
World’s Best Teacher
It was Christmas morning 2019. We were gathered around the Christmas tree, torn paper flung in every direction. The boys had opened every last gift and were weighing the important decision of which toy to play with first. How wonderfully simple life often is for children. But before Tommy tackled his first Lego building project, … Continue reading World’s Best Teacher
An Honest Prayer for Racial Healing and Justice
Lord, I desperately want to hear you, gain understanding and insight that is from you. The talking heads of this world are of no interest to me. But your wisdom I crave more than life. Lord give me understanding for my black and brown brothers and sisters. Help me do the difficult work of lamenting, … Continue reading An Honest Prayer for Racial Healing and Justice
Expectant Prayer
My family was attending a luncheon at a friend’s home. I stood at her kitchen counter as she prepped a gorgeous tray of fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. She and I were lamenting over a particularly challenging individual that had recently made both our lives very difficult. I cracked some thoughtless joke about how this … Continue reading Expectant Prayer