‘Walking the Walk’ in Friendship

If the first rule of real estate is location, location, location, then the first rule of relationships is communication, communication, communication. But then – there’s middle school. My 13-year-old daughter came home with a sad tale of a disagreement...

Lessons from the Nursing Home

My children spent 2 hours at a local nursing home the weekend before Christmas, visiting with the residents and singing (along with the rest of their school group) a few off-key Christmas carols. Their intent is always to play games and put together puzzles and other...

5 Reasons to Challenge Yourself

Every week, every month, every year, I look for a new challenge. This is something I started (by accident, like so many things in life) in 2009. Before that, I can’t remember purposely seeking out anything that was new or hard or different… because I was...

Show the Love February Giveaway!

It’s February!  It’s the month for celebrating all types of love:  the hearts-and-flowers-and-candy kind, the kiddos’ cupcakes- and-class parties-and-Valentine-boxes kind, the treat-your-friends-to-coffee kind, and the forgive your husband if he...

We’re Equipped for the Journey

  “I will not show you what is on the road ahead, but I will thoroughly equip you for the journey.” – from Sarah Young’s “Jesus Calling” Another Monday and the start of my 5th week in Sarah Young’s devotional book. I had heard of it before but never read...