Yesterday was an odd moment in my house. I’m not even sure how to describe it, so I’ll just tell you about it instead. LM is growing up. She’s in a school where she has friends, she feels loved, plays sports, gets good grades, and is in the advanced curriculum group… all good things. LH, on the other hand, has been having a terrible few days at school. He’s my child that will tell you anything you want to know if you close the door, get quiet, and tell him that every secret ... VIEW POST
Let me tell you a tale about two women, and ultimately, about two families. We're studying the Old Testament as part of our walk through the Bible this year. Today's verses were Genesis 32:13-34:31 Matthew 11:7-30 Psalm 14:1-7 Proverbs 3:19-20 In Genesis, we learn that Jacob's daughter Dinah is raped. Verse 7 says, "Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the field as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious that their sister had ... VIEW POST
Yoo hoo, fellow business owner? Yes I'm talking to you this morning. Sometimes we stress ourselves out, thinking we should be more, do more, should have done better, don't compare to someone else and their stats for the same time period... and we get angry. I received our business sales statistics this weekend. It was a huge blow. I thought our team was doing so much better than that! Maybe not first place. Maybe not even second. I could even see fourth place. But NINTH? NINTH? Commence ... VIEW POST
This year has started off fabulously. Mostly fabulously. Kinda fabulously? Nah, I'll stick with fabulously. The kids are adjusting so well I can hardly believe it. LH brought home a stack full of tests with A's on them. In fact they're adjusting so well that I launched into my very own pity party. "Okay Lord. We have some friends for them. Now where are mine?" As women... how do I put this without stepping on toes... sometimes we're kinda mean. ... VIEW POST