The Great Divorce
If you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. "If it would help you, and if it were possible, I would go down with you into hell; but you cannot bring hell into me, I cannot love a lie. I cannot love the thing which is not. I am in...
It’s A Big Deal!
I heard recently that there is a new push, to help parents, particularly mothers, to stop wondering what is wrong with them when they get burned out and can't run as fast as they think they should, when often, they simply aren't getting the rest they need and have...
Where Are You?
I was watching a documentary on owls...yeah, I was a captive audience, not generally my speed. But I observed something that I think is worth noting as it applies to us as parents: For some reason, (that I didn't catch) two baby owls were being raised by two people....
Back Up, Get Clear
There is a commercial on tv that is upsetting to me. It's advertising a youth correction facility (I think) and after about 30 long seconds of watching and hearing two parents in a screaming match with a teenage girl, the advertisers ask, "Are you losing your teen?"...
My Delight
I think I've done a lot of waiting. Thinking that there will be some exciting "thing" coming up. Some event. Some opportunity. It strikes me again today that there is no need to wait. Every day with my people is the event. And if I'm awake and aware, I can drink...
Happy, Healthy…Dead
My friend Linda sent me a funny email that said, "Won't all of those health nuts feel silly when they are lying in the hospital dying of nothing?" What is the goal of taking care of ourselves, when in the end we will all die one way or another? (Ha ha, no this isn't...
Real Food Snacks!
I got this question today and thought maybe a little brainstorming and sharing would be timely: "Can you think of some fun snacks that are healthy for my little kids?" Yes! Cucumbers with Adam's peanut butter. If you haven't tried this combination, you are going to...
Build Your Team
Ok sisters, I have a little "what I learned the hard way" piece of advice. I wholeheartedly believe that we must be in charge of our own health. It's a philosophy that is relatively new, as compared with my parent's generation, who unquestioningly trusted and...
Begin With the End In Mind
Some years ago, I cut an obituary out of the newspaper because it was so moving to me! I saved it because I wanted to it have it on hand to be able to be inspired again and again by this woman's life and by the fact that her children got her and appreciated what she...
No Proof Necessary
Have you ever noticed that when you are motivated to do something in order to prove a point (to yourself or even more futilely, to someone else) that things usually don't go very well? I have! Seems as though proving just isn't a great motive. Think of it: when you...