everyone thinks you're the worst mom ever...including you. Can I offer you a cup of coffee and a word of encouragement? She "hates" math. You make her do it anyway. He is jumping off the walls...and every thing else. You send him to bed. The babies climb up on the brick fireplace. You begin the long process of teaching them what "no" means. And the day only goes downhill ...
Faith
FMF: Visit
So, today's topic couldn't be more fitting because.... Soon enough, I will hear friends say "karibu" and have no doubt they really mean it. Soon enough, I will sip chai and soak up something even sweeter: fellowship. Soon enough, I will walk with women friends in their own world, and the gap of oceans and emails will close. That's what a visit is all about. Just like the visitation of ...
FMF: Encouragement
Joining in with Lisa-Jo at Five Minute Friday today. Join us! "A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." And, yet, I leave so many words unspoken. Words like: "Thank you." "Well done." "I love you." And more. Words that speak life into the hearts of ones I love. I might think them. In fact, I often do. I notice when my ...
I’m thinking….
I'm thinking. I'm thinking.... Do you remember being in high school English class, staring at a blank journal page that needed to be filled and feeling completely clueless about what you should write? "Just write something," teachers say. So, since I've been staring at my blog in much the same way lately, I've finally told myself the same thing. Writer's block. I'm pretty sure that ...