How much a difference does five years make? Well, if you are a newborn, those first five years are supposedly the most critical. But what if you are our age, does life change that significantly in a half-decade? Is it important to tally up occasionally just to understand where you’ve
I set out on an adventure today. I ventured into the city in search of vintage goodies. I planned ahead and wore my boots. I emptied my car and prayed God would fill it. I brought a sturdy tote. And a hot cup of tea in a thermal mug. And
By Jesi Steiber – Mealtime with the four year old has become quite a challenge. I make dinner, he tells me he doesn’t like what’s for dinner (before he knows what it is) and we have a showdown when he refuses to eat. Tonight it was chicken enchiladas, last night
By Sharon Hurley Hall – We older parents do a lot of analyzing and reflecting on parenting – at least, that’s what I’ve found. Get a group of us together and we can spend hours talking about how we parent our children and agonizing over whether we’re doing it right.
By Sherri Snelling – My favorite cartoonist the late Charles Schulz of Peanuts fame wrote that, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” I wonder if he knew that happiness is just the start when it comes to enhancing the lives of older loved ones in nursing homes or assisted living, terminal
Today instead of sipping on my morning tea or coffee, it is an afternoon Sprite with lime in a Washington, DC Mexican restaurant preparing for a flight. It is so exciting to flow in the Spirit to release blessing and call people into their destinies, especially the young adults, I
As a former florist, I assisted with thousands of wedding plans. Three brides still I hold a special place in my heart. The first called the shop on a quiet mid-week afternoon. The young woman asked if was possible to have a wedding bouquet in an hour. “If you choose a simple style and flowers
I was hurrying on the walking path today, muscles aching from meeting my hour long walking goal for the first time yesterday… while trying to beat the rumble of thunder off in the distance. I’d be fortunate to make thirty minutes this morning even if the weather cooperated for I
I’ve caught myself doing this more than once. In the everyday course of living out my married life, there are times when I’ll find a quirk or problem that gets under my skin. (I’m sure this never happens to my husband!) And with my time and attention, it starts to
I have been pondering what to write this week… or perhaps how to write… after reading an inspiring post by Elizabeth Foss on the MotherHeart blog.* Elizabeth wrote about fear and trust and leaving a legacy to her children of overcoming fears of various kinds. When I was very young,
By Sheryl Young – At some time or another, each of us might struggle with an unfulfilled dream, an empty nest, wayward children, or life just seeming to pass by. We put on happy faces and pretend we have it all together. But inside, we may feel one or more
By Sandra Ford Walston, The Courage Expert – Valuing your spirit requires you to connect to your spiritual journey and recognize the element of time. Specifically, you will need to rethink your approach to time in the context of how you care for yourself and how you manifest your spirituality
This is a follow-up to Monday’s post about “cutting back on crazy.” Is there something that can help us cut back on crazy in our often-hectic family lives? I once heard Tim Keller preach a sermon on giving up old habits. He spoke about the idea of trading up to
“Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.” Martin Luther One of my very favorite verses is Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (NKJV) I love taking verses apart and finding the definitions
Did you know that the worlds of aviation, engineering, and healthcare can teach us about our marriages? They can teach us how to improve our marriage outcomes. How? These three fields can bring huge benefits to people’s lives, but the opposite is also true. When things go wrong, they go wrong
Discipline is a challenging word when your life changes in a blink of an eye. My mother lived with us for four years and even prior to that I spoke to her just about every single day of my life. She passed away on February 23rd and I must discipline
She had a twinkle in her eye and she stood as close to me as possible. Even though she couldn’t speak, we communicated. She loved to hold my hand and in my mind’s eye I can still see her looking up at me. I have a precious picture I treasure
By Lynn Mosher – We live in an older neighborhood. It’s your average-middle-class-built-in-the-’70s-typical-ranch-at-the-end-of-a-quiet-cul-de-sac kind of house. The houses sit fairly close together, so our side-door window and kitchen window overlook our driveway and the neighbor’s side and back yards. Standing as a wall of separation along the edge of the
By Sandy Abell, MS, LPC, ACC – When I was a new therapist in a social service agency, I had the degree and license to help people, but I struggled with the image of myself in this daunting role. I knew my job was to support people as they worked
By Heidi McLaughlin – Giorgio perfume was the craze of the mid eighties. The perfume manufacturer was savvy in its marketing techniques and only produced small quantities at a time. This kept the consumer wanting, fantasizing, yearning and waiting. I was one of them crazed consumers. Every time I caught
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