Common-sense grace for the try-hard girl
Back in the day when I had a full-time job away from the house and two small children, I would get a little irritated (maybe jealous?) of all those people who seemed to be able to rest. They slept in on Saturday mornings. They went on vacation. They drank coffee in a coffee shop. It all […]
This year has been the year of opting out. Here is my story of why I opted out, how I did it, and the fallout from letting go of what was never mine to hold. In 2016, I opted out of a job, a rigorous workout schedule, being a room mom twice over, and taking kids […]
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Every holiday season we go back home to visit my parents who still live in the same house that we moved into on my 4th birthday. Going home means being taken care of, good smells, and holiday decorations everywhere. Home is memories and cookies and knowing some things don’t change. I realize that, for some, […]
I have the hardest time answering on-the-spot, superlative questions like, “What is your favorite movie?” or “What is your biggest challenge right now?” My problem is two-fold: 1. I overthink the answer because “favorite” and “biggest” seem really heavy, and I don’t want to get it wrong. 2. My mind goes blank and can’t think […]
It’s easy to be overcome by the holiday task list. Here are four tips that may not shorten your checklist’s length, but may give you longer vision. As an Achiever, parent, and Christian, I have read my fair share of parenting books, which extol the virtues of having a family devotional, so naturally, I read […]
In the 1980’s, “choose-your-own-adventure” books were very popular. As a kid, I read quite a few of these books… and I hated them. I found them tedious because I never knew what page to turn to, and I hated that there was more than one way to read the story. I wanted there to be […]
What my daughter taught me about rules and why I have a love-hate relationship with them. One year, our daughter came home from school saying that her teacher had a lot of rules. She told me that there were four rules for how to stand in line and that, “We have to look at our […]
In the suitcase of my life, I pack away a lot of things. I pack joy, silliness, and laughter. I also pack my failures, my unforgiveness, and last but not least, my worry. In Matthew 11:28, Jesus says we must cast off our worry to live lightly, to not pack worry into our suitcase. He […]
For those of who have a hard time forgiving ourselves and would love to remember that we are God’s girl. On our trip to London and Edinburgh, my husband and I lugged four suitcases, a backpack, a bag and a purse across 5,400 miles, three airports, and two continents over the course of 10 days. […]