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 ...
Motherhood
How to Help a Friend on Bed Rest in 10 Easy Ways
Pregnancy is an emotional time. Being put on bed rest makes it even more so. How can you help a friend on bed rest? Read on to learn 10 easy and encouraging ways! I've mentioned before that I spent a good bit of time in bed during each of my pregnancies. I am thankful that each pregnancy was carried to full term and that my bed rest was seldom strict (just ...
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 ...
How to Form Real Life Relationships in a Virtual Reality World
We live in a world of fast-paced communication that seldom sinks much lower than the surface, and while we often know what half of our "friends" ate for lunch, we don't seem to know much else. We're always in contact, but we seldom connect. It's lonely, isn't it? This knowing the details without the depth. For moms who are at home with kids each day, the isolation can be overwhelming. I ...