What will you accomplish today? Yesterday I didn’t check anything off of my “to-do” list. In fact, I didn’t even have a “to-do” list. I didn’t have the satisfying feeling from getting anything done, because I didn’t. I didn’t meet with a student, wash and fold any...
It doesn’t take Mother’s Day weekend to remind me of Mom. Anything from a simple flower, a great meal or an elephant’s rear-end give me warm thoughts of her. I thought I’d share this list that my sister and I wrote two years ago for a friend to...
I know you don’t want your kid to be a “quitter”. Me neither. But at sometime, our kids will face the tough decision, “To quit, or not to quit.” Maybe it’s soccer, football or volleyball. Or it could be the baritone, ballet, or eating chocolate chips out of the Nestle...
This week my son threw me a curveball—even though I’m the one known for doing that in our family. A year ago at this time Lucas had already done months of off-season conditioning and weeks of preseason before the high school district soccer games began in...
It’s December, and I’m not Christmas shopping. No scribbled list of stocking stuffers, who wants what, sizes and colors, links listed. Our family is trying something new…presence for presents. Our four kids are older now, which means we are spreading out with...
I visited my village Sunday morning. I don’t see them often, maybe just two or three times a year. But when I see them, it’s like I’ve been wrapped in the comfort of my old favorite quilt. It feels good because it feels familiar. My village knows me. And I know them....
