While living with mono these past few months, I have realized more and more the importance of maintaining shared space. The kids are out of school today and my husband informed them they would be cleaning up the house. As my daughter was emptying out the trash in the kitchen…
Boundaries
I have been making some new recipes these past few weeks that are all egg and gluten-free. Some have not been the best but some have been good. My recent attempt involved rolls. The beginning of the recipe called for the yeast, sugar, and water to be added together and…
As many of you know, my son has food allergies. We’ve been avoiding wheat and eggs for over 6 years now. It’s been a long journey, to say the least. At the same time, it is all worth the effort knowing he is alive and well. When we began our…
Do you often ask yourself what does the world need? Do you strive to make an impact on others’ lives? Are you progressing to a deep impact or just making dents? I struggle at times with my impact on society. I mean, seriously, I’m supposed to save the whole world,…
As many of you know, my family is not far from a doctor’s office on most weeks. Yesterday, alone, we visited three thanks to my daughter’s knee injury. We are still awaiting the results. Needless to say, there is a small chance this will hinder her soccer career. As we…
We had our house built almost 12 years ago. After what felt like a long wait for us to finally move in, we arrived and a new tree had been planted in the front yard. It was tiny. It was young. But, it was alive and growing. As the years…
I was having a conversation with my daughter the other day about ways to control your anger. For, you see, she has a tendency to react without thinking. This sort of behavior has gotten her in trouble in the past. As we were talking I suggested that when she gets super…
I had the privilege last week to walk around the Painted Desert, Petrified Forest and the Grand Canyon. I’m not talking simply about the normal pit stops along the way, I’m talking every stop and every trail of the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest and walking much of the rim…
I’m reading a book called Switch by Chip & Dan Heath. In the book it talks about if you have too many choices in life you can become paralyzed. When given a smaller amount of choices, you are more able to quickly make a decision. You are able to focus….
My son has a new thing going on around his neck. It is a car neck pillow. He asked me what it was when he found it and I told him it went around your neck. So, he put it there and there it has stayed. I’m not talking just…