Imagine with me for a moment that what you have been waiting for, for a very long time, has finally come. You are living the dream! But then the next day you are asked to give the dream up or to give away what you have received? What would you...
Have you ever had to endure the hurt caused by someone else’s mistake? If so, did you feel like no one knew you were hurting? Maybe you even felt abandoned by people you thought you could count on to care for you. Perhaps you just felt alone.
Have you ever had to wait for something for a very long time? Are you still waiting even now? Waiting is so hard, isn’t it? Every period of waiting carries its own weight. It might feel like a ton of bricks and manifest as hopelessness that anything will ever come...
What a year we have been through! While watching the news or looking at social media this past year, did you experience the feeling that your insides were churning at the reality of all that was happening? We turn on the TV and hearing, “Covid numbers soar” or other...
With Christmas less than a week away, what would it look like for you to take time to pause amongst the busyness? We are constantly distracted during the holidays. Our minds work overtime to keep shopping lists, sale prices, coupons, Aunt Julie’s favorite kind of...
Ohhhh, my old friend November… We have a love/hate relationship, don't we? I LOVE the feeling of fall in the air and pumpkin everything, but I am not a fan of how quickly time passes and before I know it, you are gone. We will blink again, and it will be January....
My family is about to embark on a road trip. We have a tradition of having a goodie bag full of surprises in the car. With three children, the echo of “Are we there yet?” never ceases. We like to add a little fun to the car trip so we play a game approximately every...
About a month ago, I tore my meniscus. My knee has been swollen, stiff and painful ever since. Our kids have quickly figured out that mom has resorted to texting and calling them instead of going to their rooms to let them know they are needed downstairs. Every step...
Did you ever play ding-dong ditch as a child? It is where you go up to someone’s door, ring the doorbell and run away as fast as you can so they don’t see you. I confess, that I did this more than once as a child, giggling behind a tree a few houses down. ...