I’ve hit a point. You know the one. The place where you have an immense to-do list – can’t see a time where you’ll be “bored” anytime soon. And yet…you just can’t move forward…you’re exhausted!!! Perhaps it’s a physical exhaustion or more of a mental fatigue. Either way, without rest in the foreseeable future, you…
A couple months ago, I shared my 2013 bucket list. You know…those things I want to accomplish before the end of 2013. Well, one thing I’ve discovered about goal setting (and, this bucket list is also a goal list, of sorts) is that if there are no points of measurement along the path, the goals…
As I shared just last week, my daughter, Anna, is spending the month of July serving as a short-term missionary in Uganda, Africa. At the young age of sixteen, Anna’s chosen to “give up” a large portion of her summer to live among some of the poorest in our world to teach them about the…
I vividly remember conversations with my then 6-year-old daughter (that took place for many years to come) telling her that she doesn’t have to be a statistic. While the facts regarding children of divorced parents are alarming, she doesn’t have to be one of *those* numbers. I remember reading articles about the difficulties of single…
I remember the first time I laid eyes on her. My eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her smile was full, yet tender. Her eyes spoke to me…they knew my pain. She opened her arms, and we hugged for the first time. I knew who she was, even though I’d never met her…
I’ve often spoken of my difficult childhood – one plagued with drama, chaos, pain, and difficulties. But…something I often like to do when my mind wants to wander back to those days is to remember the GOOD times, those times when I smiled…a lot! And, those times that continue to bring smiles to my face,…
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