It’s Monday, and it feels like a Wednesday. It was a hard weekend. Tim was on a men’s “retreat,” so I was alone with the kids. And, I was grieving. So, though I woke up this morning feeling ready to go, I am now done. Have you had those Mondays? When, though you get started […]
A Time to Hold and a Time to Let Go: To ...
There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: A right time for birth and another for death… A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer, A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time […]
Are You Ready?
Five Minute Friday… on Tuesday. Oh well. 😉 Today’s writing prompt, Ready. Am I ready? Are you? I’ve waited and waited to write my book, now that the time has come to actually do it, I’ve wondered, can I? Am I actually able, ready to do this? We wonder if we’re ready all through life. […]
(You don’t have to) Try
A Monday Moment. I remember the first time I heard Colbie Caillat. Tim and I were on our first date after Jack was born when Realize came on over the speakers at California Pizza Kitchen. I think we were both listening to the lyrics, because we caught each others’ eye and grinned foolishly at one […]
The Day My Son Got Hurt
It was the sixth morning of kindergarten and we were waiting for the bell in the school yard with the other kids and parents. Jack had gathered a pile of rocks and formed a smiley-face with a few sticks and a strip of plastic. He stepped back and smiled at his work before running to his […]
If you need a laugh or even just a smile...
Perhaps your Monday started a little rough. Trouble rolling out of bed. A snag at work. A fussy kid. Whatever it may be, hopefully this will help turn the day around. Or at least make you laugh a bit. Things like this make me so excited to have boys… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhgSNPiox_0] This is a Monday […]
Give Yourself a Break, God Does (AKA Lab...
Today is Labor Day and, ironically, a day to stop all labor in recognition of the hard work we’re already doing. Every year we Americans look forward to this day of bonfires, barbecues and play. We plan around it, make room for it, and revel in the day of rest we have been given. What we […]
Monday Moments (Words, Music, Images to ...
Mondays are hard. This should go without saying. For many of us, we must get up on time for school, work, appointments, and other responsibilities and as we hit the ground running, we find we forgot to take a moment for ourselves. We forgot to take a moment with God. We forgot to take a moment […]
I Kissed His Hand Goodbye
I loved school as a kid. The line from You’ve Got Mail about a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils gets me every time. I am taken back to the excitement of a new classroom, new teacher, new friends… new beginnings. I suppose that is the best part. The chance to start something new and to move ahead in […]
Let Them Tell You (Or Rather, Start List...
Every Friday, Kate Motaung and writers across the web join Five Minute Friday for five minutes of writing on the word of her choice. There are no major edits, no second guesses, just five minutes to write. I join to grow as a writer. Here is this week’s Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt: Tell. Has anyone […]