Laugh With Your Friends When They’re Happy
One of the first big chunks of Scripture that I memorized was Romans chapter 12. Yes, the entire chapter. In verse 15 Paul wrote, “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” I also like how the Message (a paraphrase) puts it, “Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; [...]
Have You Seen Jesus?
My husband is having a little Jesus moment.
Hindsight Is 20/20
My dad has a phrase that he likes to say, “Hindsight is 20/20.”
What does hindsight have to do with moving to San Diego? Yesterday Adam broke our big news on his blog. He wrote, “The last few weeks have been a whirlwind…literally. First there was the crazy phone call that started it all. [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Let’s face it. Motherhood is a dirty job. My fantasies about motherhood were destroyed after one sleepless night. (This mom needs her beauty sleep.) Okay, back-up. I questioned my sanity long before that. No amount of training could have prepared me for becoming a mom. Seven years later [...]
20 Adjectives
Today at the Stronger Than You Think conference we talked about self-esteem. The speaker challenged us to list twenty adjectives about ourselves to measure our self-perception. Here are twenty adjectives that I think may describe me (in no particular order).
Adventurous, Kindhearted, Quiet, Short, Silly, Strange, Clumsy, Tough, Friendly, Likable, Good, Average, Calm, [...]
Stronger Than You Think
This Saturday I will be attending a women’s conference at Kensington Church. Stronger Than You Think: Becoming Whole Without Having to Be Perfect, a Woman’s Guide is the name of a book written by Dr. Kim Eckert who is also the conference speaker. Dr. Eckert is a clinical psychologist specializing in women’s issues [...]
Winner - A “Boom-Chaka-Laka” Rockin’ Good Time! (CD Giveaway)
Congratulations to Lindsie, winner of Phil Joel’s Deliberate Kids CD.
God vs. Mercury Ranger
On Friday Paul and I were clothes shopping. He commented that he wished we had all the money in the world to buy as many clothes as we wanted. At four years old he is beginning to understand the value of money. I told Paul that money is nice but it is not [...]
A “Boom-Chaka-Laka” Rockin’ Good Time! (CD Giveaway)
The spring Bloggy Giveaway Carnival is going to be a “Boom-Chaka-Laka” Rockin’ Good Time thanks to Phil Joel’s Deliberate Kids album. In 2006 Phil Joel stepped down from playing bass guitar for the Christian Rock group, the Newsboys. He and his wife used their local church children’s ministry experience to write and produce [...]
