We've all faced failure. The question is: how do we go forward after failure? Especially, when we've failed our family or our friends. When it comes to motherhood, it can be hard to handle the days we just don't do things well. What's a mom to do when she blows it big time? Today, I totally blew it. I lost my temper, my composure, and quite possibly ...
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The Truth About Having Twins
Our twins will turn five soon. It's hard to believe they're so grown, but I guess time has flown twice as fast since they were born. It's not surprising, really. From the moment we saw two little hearts beating on the sonogram screen, we've been learning the truth about having twins: It's definitely different. 10 Truths About Having Twins Rock Star ...
The Power of Remembering Your Purpose
Do you know what happens when you lose sight of your purpose? You often lose sight of your joy, too. There is great power in remembering your purpose. You know, when I'm in the midst of all the madness, working on science projects and cooking dinner and doing dishes and basically trying to keep our little world spinning in the right direction, it can be easy to ...
Five Minute Friday: Breathe
Out of the corner of my eye I saw my eleven year old lifting her younger sister onto her shoulders today. I almost passed out. I'm not kidding. I had to command myself to breathe, to relax, to let go. To trust. It's a little problem I have, this freezing with fear from time to time. Last spring, in Kenya, I watched a kid climb to the highest branches of an ...