Getting Real
Sometimes You Just Need Rest
Not sure where this blog is headed or where I’m going. Just not sure about much of anything anymore. Posting over here has dwindled to almost nothing, though life is busy. I’m still homeschooling and driving kids to play practice. Still struggling and questioning how long it’s going to take to reach the promised land.…
Ask Me Anything or
This is my feeble attempt to get back into blogging and to actually find out if anyone is reading. So ask away!! Not sure I’ll have an answer, but can’t hurt to ask!!
Back to School Blahs!
School starts in seven days! Seven days! Which means not only will my kids be going to school in 100 plus degree heat, so will I! Is it just me or is it just plain wrong to send kids to school in August? Technically, it’s still SUMMER. Time for swimming and BBQs and staying up…
Why I'm Overprotective: A Random Act of Violence
My kids would tell you I’m WAY overprotective. My oldest wasn’t allowed to walk down to the neighbors home on his own in our quiet suburban neighborhood until he was ten, and then I can’t even remember if I let him play inside. There was a lot to worry about. I really didn’t know the…
Sleep Patterns: Vacation vs. Home
I woke up everyday on vacation around 6:30 – 7am. The first week I blamed it on the time change. Back home it’d be 8:30-9am so it seemed logical. But by week 2 and 3 I thought my body would have caught on. Others blamed it on the altitude or the light streaming in the…
The Five Stages of Writing Grief
My intention is not to make light of those who have suffered real loss from death or tragedy, but I’ve been in a writing funk for a while…almost two weeks and suddenly realized I’ve been going through the five stages of grief. I’m happy to say I’m in the acceptance stage, but for a while…
Top Ten Way to Embarrass Your Teen
Not that I know from experience or anything… 10. Write a top ten list of how to embarrass your teen 9. Tell their friends something about what they did when they were little 8. Tell them you talked to/emailed their teacher about… (fill in the blank) 7. Blog about them 6. Comment on their facebook…
Lenten Reflection: Just in the Nick of Time
This came in my email today by 66 Love Letter by Dr. Larry Crabb! Just what I needed! God is good and I’m so ready! God says, when I toss My children into the air, terror comes before delight. Put yourself in the place of My people in Daniel’s day. They felt thrown into the…
Fat Tuesday
I’ve been observing Lent for decades. At first out of habit, now out of want for more of God. But it wasn’t until the last couple of years that I heard about Fat Tuesday. Fat Tuesday. Not sure I really need to indulge all that much because I’ve been indulging for the last year so…
The Gift of Friendship
Why are we drawn to what we can’t have and to the people who don’t want us? Why is it so easy for some to be a part of a group while others continue to stare from outside the circle longing to be in. I’ve struggled with this feeling ALL my life and it’s so…