This May was the first month all year that was fairly “normal” for our family. No big events to plan for, no visitors in town. Many of our usual weekly church commitments went ...
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Quotable // from Paulo Coelho
“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.” ~ Paulo Coelho ...
Fifteen Things I Learned in May {2017}
I recently listened to a podcast interview with Dan Lerner, a psychologist and strengths-based performance coach who teaches a popular course at NYU called Science of Happiness. In the interview, Lerner mentioned ...
Screen Time, A Broken Dishwasher, and Lessons in Entitlement
We have inadvertently and somewhat reluctantly stumbled into a fairly strict no-screen policy with Charleston. He’s allowed to watch the occasional movie on the weekends, and he gets to use the iPad ...
Quotable // from Bernard Williams
“Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.” ~ Bernard Williams ...
2017 Reading Challenge: A book written during the 1930s.
As you know, my personal reading challenge this year is to branch out of my comfort zone (contemporary novels) to read some books that are a little less current. So far, I’ve ...
Gold Stars {A Few Things I’m Loving Right Now!}
Inspired by a segment on one of my favorite podcasts, my friend Cara and I recently took up the practice of giving a daily “Gold Star” to a person, item, daily event, or other ...
Quotable // from Gail Tsukiyama
“Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” ~ Gail Tsukiyama, Dreaming Water ...
Motherhood
With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, I’ve been spending some time contemplating this day that is heavy with significance. For many of us it is a joyful day, providing us with ...
Quick Lit: Fiction Reading Wrap-Up // May 2017
Welcome to Part Two of this month’s Quick Lit, with my wrap-up of the fiction books I read in the past month. My thoughts on these books were across the board, with a ...