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...

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...

The First Dance

Not much going on in the family this week. I was doing pretty well sticking to the Spending Diet Challenge I’ve followed since January 1. This “diet” primarily means cutting out spending money on anything that’s not a necessity- items that are...