Pay Attention

I’m amazed at the things my children teach me about myself. Hannah has started noticing when Nick and I don’t do a very good job. The other day I was in a hurry to get everyone out the door, and just had Hannah and Audrey put their crocs on with no socks, in spite of [...]

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In which I start again…

I read a lot of blogs. Actually, that should say I’m subscribed to a lot of blogs. As of this writing, I have 706 unread blogs n my reader. That’s after I spent quite a bit of time last night on the iphone catching up, and more time this morning. Every 6 months or so, [...]

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Proverbs 31:13

She seeks out wool and flax and works with willing hands [to develop it]. Although I’m not particularly “crafty,” I love taking raw materials and making them into useful things – whether that be food, children, talent, business ideas, etc. Bringing order to chaos brings me particular joy – for example taking a messy closet [...]

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Proverbs 31:12

She comforts, encourages, and does him only good as long as there is life within her. Oh man, this one is a soapbox of mine… Nick comes alive when I encourage him. When he senses my full support he’ll move mountains. Just the other day he was feeling a sense of direction for our family [...]

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When to say yes

Good advice from my pastor, on how to decide what deserves your time and energy, and what does not. May we all be clearer on what our assignment is!

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Define “Reality…”

I know some people will disagree with this post. That’s okay. I still need to write it. Life hasn’t been easy around here lately. Between a loss of some income, a rise in some bills, a broken car, both of us looking for second (and really, third and fourth) jobs, it has been really tempting [...]

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More on Giving Yourself a Break

Another great post I saw today…

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Cutting Yourself a Break

David and Becky Grothe, the marriage and family pastors at church, came to our small group to visit last night. We had been wanting some older couples around to encourage us, and they so graciously volunteered to come, even during the busy Christmas season! As we talked with them, I had to ask a question [...]

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Noise, Again

More wisdom from Seth Godin today… I have noticed that when I get the most stressed, feel the most overwhelmed, the most discontent, and am the most mean to my kids (um, yesterday comes to mind-bad afternoon/evening for us); is when I am reading everything I can get my hands on, on the internet. Our [...]

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Noise

Love this quote from Seth Godin: “And most of all, get straight on who you are trying to please, and why.”

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