A Womans Guide to Meeting God
Do you feel loved? You should feel loved. Because you are loved. But sometimes it’s easy to forget, isn’t it? Sometimes it can even be hard to believe. Especially if we’re not getting the affirmation we think we need or the respect we think we deserve; especially if we’re painfully aware of our own failures […]
Do you ever worry? Maybe I should rephrase that to “how much do you worry?” Worry seems almost second nature to those of us with female DNA. I’m convinced our worry comes from a good place—we just want everything to be OK. But it also comes from a place where we like to control. Everything. […]
The house is quiet. It’s a foreign sound. For years—no, decades—my house has been full of laughter, voices, music and the occasional sibling squabble. We affectionately call ourselves The Loud Family”. Not one of us is an introvert. If you know us, you’re nodding your head right now. This summer has been a whirlwind of […]
The house is quiet. It’s a foreign sound. For years—no, decades—my house has been full of laughter, voices, music and the occasional sibling squabble. We affectionately call ourselves The Loud Family”. Not one of us is an introvert. If you know us, you’re nodding your head right now. This summer has been a whirlwind of […]
How do you handle another person’s frustration, disappointment or anger? It’s not always easy, is it? Last week our normally upbeat, positive child found herself dealing with circumstances that left her frustrated and disappointed. A verbal processor to the core, she shared her feelings with one of her friends. Big mistake. Apparently the conversation hadn’t […]
“Come on in! The water’s great.” I had to admit, the crystal blue ocean did look appealing, especially since I was standing on the shore in sweltering heat, the sand so hot I had to shift my weight back and forth to keep the soles of my feet from getting burned. The only thing was, […]
I woke up in sort of a funk. Maybe it was the gloomy weather. Maybe it was the fitful night’s sleep in a humid room. Maybe it was the lack of structure now that activities and work are winding down as summer approaches. Maybe it was nothing. Ever been in a funk for no apparent […]
What if the answer to one question could determine your contentment in life? It can and it does. Here it is: Do you think about what you think about? Most people allow thoughts to enter and exit their brains without paying much attention to the flow. What we do notice, though, is our emotions—especially […]
If procrastination were people I’d be China. Not in everything, mind you. Just in some things…like the inconvenient details of life that seem like small things. A few months ago I got my car serviced and was told I’d soon need a new front tire. Figuring I had time to spare and the repairman […]
When the doctor placed our son into my arms no one told me how deeply I would love him. Or maybe they did and I just couldn’t comprehend. JP and I were completely smitten. The memory of our conversation during our drive home from the hospital makes us laugh. “Can you believe how fast these […]