Summer Camp
I’m working on summer camp plans right now. Not because I am going to send my kids to summer camp and need to figure out when and where and how much, but because I am the camp director. Yes, for over thirty-five
You Ought to be in Pictures
I have a large and very heavy ceramic bowl on my kitchen bar that has caught loose pictures for the past fifteen or so years. No doubt that’s why it’s overflowing, but every time I even attempt to “weed” it, I get engrossed
Can God Use You? And Me?
Can you explain why God chose a few fishermen, a tax collector, a pessimist, a doubter, one with a quick temper, another who was impatient, one chosen last and some barely mentioned? No idea? Okay, here’s another question: Can you find yourself in that list
Chicken Noodle Soup (for the soul)
I truly believe chicken noodle soup is the best meal if two different things are happening—either you’re sick or it’s freezing cold outside. Chicken Noodle Soup just hits the spot. If you follow me at all you know I am not the
Start fresh with Jesus
One day in December we received a surprise we didn’t want. Not all surprises are fun, right? We discovered bed bugs had entered our house through a newly purchased upholstered headboard. It was a terrible discovery! It was shocking and
Make Sure You’re Plugging in!
As I may have mentioned ten or two hundred times already, I was doing a number of things simultaneously long before the experts gave it a name and began debating its advantages and disadvantages. Their conclusions are a moot point for me. I
Determine To Be the Authority Figure Your Kids Need
The word authority has been given a bad rap. And I’m sad to say this thinking was brought about by my generation of flower power, peace loving, barefoot going, ideological—hippy folks. The “late sixties –early seventies” movement promoted the theory
There is no standing still
I’ve worked out most of my life, give or take a season, and I’ve proven one theory over and over again. If you get off the exercise wagon it’s increasingly difficult to find the motivation to climb back on board! As of this
Be Intentional About Raising Respectful, Responsible, and Resourceful Kids
My mother is still living—in fact, at almost 92, she is still an active member of our family as well as our church family. She worked full time until she was 83 and questioned her retirement even then. She is
How to Embrace the Promise of 2023
Let’s talk about the new year! We love the promise of 2023’s blank slate, don’t we, friend? We start out with gusto, making plans to let “that” go and do “this” better. I know I do. At the same time, past experience reminds