STORIES AND REFLECTIONS
Do you believe in miracles? I sure do. One of the biggest miracles to me is the people God puts in our lives at just the right time. I’ve seen this happen more times than I can count. I’ve even written about some of those moments before, but it never gets old. I’m still amazed…
The other day, while FaceTiming with Danny and Ashley, they showed us a video game they were playing called Librarian. (I know… sounds exciting as heck. 😂) The whole point of the game is to organize thousands of books scattered all over a library and put them back on the shelves. Who comes up with…
Team USA’s goalie is a meme right now. El pobre. Poor guy. But really, haven’t we all been a meme at some point in our lives? Maybe not on the internet, but definitely in our own stories. I know I have. Exhibit A: courtesy of my kids. Me in 1974. A photo that has somehow…
Some moments are memorable for the wrong reasons. I love the ones that are memorable for the right ones. A couple of weeks ago, I posted this question: “Today would be even better if __________.”My answer was simple: a little more time with the people I love. And God answered. Last week, we had all…
What if every step we take could help change a child’s future? I believe it can. That’s why I’m proud to be participating in a cause that means so much to me. This is our eighth year walking as Team Rx for the Soul in support of the incredible kids and families at St. Jude…
People sometimes ask me how I come up with a Thankful Thursday post week after week. Maybe it’s because there is always something to be grateful for. Not because life is perfect or because everything goes the way we planned. But because even in the middle of the challenges, there’s usually something worth noticing and…
I woke up yesterday thinking about math. Probably because I had a day of paying bills ahead of me. What a nightmare! I so disliked math in school. Got me thinking how, once upon a time, math symbols were pretty straightforward. A minus sign meant subtraction, a plus sign meant addition, and so on. These…
Our hearts are especially full this Thankful Thursday. On June 2, Lauren and Kevin welcomed their beautiful baby boy into the world. What an incredible blessing for our family! As we celebrate this precious new life, I find myself reflecting on something I wrote years ago about motherhood: “E-Ticket, Please” Before I share it, a…
We’re human, not machines, and somehow people still manage to find the exact buttons to push. But not everything deserves access to our emotions, our energy, or our peace of mind. I found a possible antidote: “HOW TO STAY UNBOTHERED IN ANY SITUATION: Not everything deserves your reaction.Silence is not weakness — it is mastery….
Remember those “Corona house arrest” days when we were all searching for projects to stay sane? Danny and I spent part of that time digging through old VHS tapes and mini cassettes to digitize them. Before long, we were laughing, crying, and reliving birthdays, vacations, holidays, and everyday moments we hadn’t seen in decades. It…