Peace of Summer
Summer has always been my special time to make myself crazy withprojects. I get flooded with all of these great ideas of things I can build, sew, paint, plant or […]
Success
Today I thought I would share a success story from my life. I have been trying to create a new habit for myself. I have been spending time noticing all […]
Keep it Simple
Stay Awake. Remember to Listen. Breathe. That’s it. Today I am trying to stay awake. When I come to and realize I have been caught up thinking about something that […]
Change things up
We started a long overdue ban on electronics from 9 am to 5 pm at our house. I grew up in a home that often did not even have a […]
Intentional Acts of Kindness
I am lucky enough to be married to someone for whom random acts of kindness are not something he thinks about. He just jumps right in and has a way […]
Taking Advice From A Fortune Cookie
My daughter and I went out for Chinese food the other night. This is what she always chooses whenever we have a girls night. This was my fortune. Naturally, I […]
Is your status quo worth maintaining?
“There are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept responsibility for changing them.” […]
Why Worry?
“When I look back on all the worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his […]
Lost and Found Lesson
We had a little life lesson in our family yesterday. I took my two kids to the toy store. My son wanted to spend the rest of the money he […]
Have to or Choosing To?
When I was a kid my parents told me, “You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do.” I’m pretty sure their point was that I could pretty much pick […]