The surprises of being a mom…

The other morning, our house got unusually quiet. I went upstairs to see why, half-expecting something to be wrong. But what I found was my daughter sitting in the sunshine…

A couple of great picture books…

Hi everyone! I hope you had a great week. I’m just popping in to recommend a couple of picture books that I had the opportunity to review for the San…

Reaching for it yourself…

 Sunset in the Tahoe mountains.  “It’s not only children who grow.  Parents do too.  As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives,…

Our Family Creed

*Post originally published January, 2010. About five years ago, one of the pastors at our church spoke about the importance of creating a sense of team and vision within your own family. One…

A Man Named Ted

*Post originally published in 2009 and in the book Kirtsy Takes a Bow – A Celebration of Women’s Online Favorites. There’s a man named Ted who lives in a senior home…

Words to grow by…

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.   ~Bernard M. Baruch and The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its…

How one woman’s comment made a difference for me

*This post was originally published in 2008. Not long ago, frustrated by my picky eaters, I came up with a plan to help them try new foods: Every week, they’re responsible for going through…

Sometimes Trying is Winning

*I’m working on a couple of writing projects that are due next week, so I’ll be putting up some posts from my archives for the next several days. This post…