Counting My Blessings, Being a Blessing to Others
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glass half full? Or half empty? We’ve all heard the expression. Overused? Perhaps. The question itself is all about your viewpoint and how we tend to frame events as an optimist or pessimist. It took a few kicks in the gut this week and a very different perspective to realize that there are more than …
Reading Time: 3 minutes I can’t bake. There, I said it. Put a spatula and a box of cake mix in my hands. Stand back. A task seemingly dummy proof ultimately results in one heaping, hot mess. The more colorful the requests- a unicorn cake, sparkle rainbow frosting, or multi-layer “surprise,” somehow produce the masterpieces now affectionally known as …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Store shelves are stocked with school supplies. Supply lists are out. Tax free weeks are approaching. Summer is quickly coming to an end. With school starting in less than three weeks, each day is becoming more precious. To make these last few weeks without after school activities, homework and other obligations that seem to steal …
Reading Time: 4 minutes When I step into my closet in the mornings to pick out an outfit, I usually already find a fairy, princess or ballerina (or two) perched on a ladder or hidden beneath the long dresses and pants. The small hands feeling the various fabrics and flipping through the hangers. At times, another head will appear …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Giggles, chatter and footsteps. Those little steps growing louder and closer. I’d spent a night in and out of bed soothing fears and refilling water cups. All were failed attempts to get a gaggle of excited girls to sleep. I’m exhausted. What was I thinking in allowing my daughter to invite nine first grade girls …