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There Are No Bad Prayers
There are no Bad Prayers ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ As Iโve stepped back into ministry leadership, Iโve noticed there's a huge resistance to praying out loud for a group. . Nothing brings you back to those memories of hoping the teacher doesnโt call on you quicker than...
What Others Think of Me is None of My Business
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. โ This was one of the unusual philosophies my mom shared, that really stuck. I was in high school when she told me the story of how she overheard 2 coworkers talking about her in the bathroom (unaware she was in...
Grocery Shopping Has Changed
๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ Thankfully, I had already discovered the magic of grocery pickup ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ the Pandemic began. Now, if I have to actually walk in and choose my own groceries (like a peasant!), Iโm mildly annoyed. . But Iโve noticed a lingering heart shift...
Horses Laying Down
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง Iโll admit, I didnโt know much about horses when we were gifted our 2 beautiful (and stubborn) horses. So, when I saw one of them laying down one day, I became alarmed. "๐๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ? ๐๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ข๐บ? ๐๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต? ๐๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ด๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ญ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ???"...
Car Conversations with David
Car Conversations with David [After David shared about the Bible story at school] Me: "๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ." David: "๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐๐จ๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ข ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ, ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ" Me (feeling fairly spuritual): "๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ด๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ?" David (slightly exasperated):...
Grocery Shopping Has Changed
๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ Thankfully, I had already discovered the magic of grocery pickup ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ the Pandemic began. Now, if I have to actually walk in and choose my own groceries (like a peasant!), Iโm mildly annoyed. . But Iโve noticed a lingering heart shift...
Horses Laying Down
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง Iโll admit, I didnโt know much about horses when we were gifted our 2 beautiful (and stubborn) horses. So, when I saw one of them laying down one day, I became alarmed. "๐๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ? ๐๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ข๐บ? ๐๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต? ๐๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ด๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ญ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ???"...
What Are You Thinking?
What Are You Thinking?? Did you know the average human has 12,000 - 60,000 thoughts each day, and of those thoughts, 80% are negative and 95% are repetitive? Put simply, weโre allowing crappy mantras to march through our brains unchecked every day. It seems itโs...
“You’re Always Late”
โ๐๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐โ Yes. Iโm aware. My preferred diagnosis is ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐.ย Because I am. I know it. You know it, everyone knows it. And some choose to comment on it, usually in jest. (Sometimes not.) What if we were as comfortable pointing out others...
We Don’t Talk About That
I recently had a friend (and Oil Customer) reach out to me. โ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ช๐ณ?โ Believe me, I GET IT. My hair has thinned significantly over the past 18 months. (Makes me wonder if I actually DID get the โRona back...
Do You Buffer?
Buffering is a tricky way our brain distracts us with โbusy workโ or other activity โ especially when it serves a purpose and is necessary โ when weโre supposed to be working on an important task. When weโre buffering, weโre hiding. ย Buffering is ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐...
“You’re Doing a Good Job”
People, we donโt say this enough. I dashed into the grocery store the other day. Wasnโt planning to โ sweats, flaccid mom bun, absolutely ZERO makeup. ย And had the most delightful conversation in the produce section with a friend who sees my older children regularly....
You Don’t Get What You Don’t Ask For
Each year, I buy roses for Santa to leave in Jacobโs stocking. (The decision to continue hanging his stocking is another story, but we havenโt stopped, & are at peace with that decision.) I typically go to our local grocery store, as they do a nice job during...
Be Who You Needed
Do you ever feel unnoticed, like you donโt matter? Do you wonder how many people would notice if you just . . . stopped showing up? Pretty dramatic questions for a Monday. A number of years ago, I had been attending a ladies Bible Study. I attended EVERY...
Bible Study
Recommended Bible Study -- not just for Advent! It's tough to find a truly GOOD Bible Study, either for individual or group study. I was pretty blown away by this one. I will start with 2 aspects I disagree with: 1.) It for sure is relevant year round,...
What’s Your B- Effort?
As a recovering perfectionist, former teacher, and Enneagram 3, doing less-than-perfect work doesnโt naturally sit well with me. I suppose I have the โ๐๐ง ๐โ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐โ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ.โ attitude. And . . . I HATE being โbadโ at...
There Are No Bad Prayers
There are no Bad Prayers ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ As Iโve stepped back into ministry leadership, Iโve noticed there's a huge resistance to praying out loud for a group. . Nothing brings you back to those memories of hoping the teacher doesnโt call on you quicker than...
Trigger Warning — Santa
Trigger Warning -- Santa ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ -- ๐๐๐๐๐ Forget debates on politics or vaccinations, if you ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ want to rile up Moms, bring up the ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐. In the Season of Giving, nothing says โA Savior is Bornโ like a mother threatening any Tween or Teenager with...
Why are there so many of us?
Friends have thoughtfully reached out recently, asking if the recent local tragedy -- news of the child who died -- has hit me especially hard, given my own child loss. It is logical -- and thoughtful -- people would ask. But child loss comes in so many unique...
What’s Holding You Together?
Today, I learned about ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป -- the Jesus protein. (Not scientifically, but read on to decide for yourself if it deserves that title) If you're a Molecular Biologist, you're already familiar with Laminin. For the rest of us, Laminins are a family of proteins...
Problems Unaddressed Always Compound
~ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ~ I heard this โ statement in a Podcast, and it got me thinking. Off the top of my head, these areas come to mind. Choosing ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ to address our problems doesnโt make them go away, it just makes them worse. How many times have we...
We Always Think We Have More Time
๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. If the Pandemic has taught us anything, itโs the value of time and the value of the people we love the most. What really matters. Our family. Our health. Our freedoms. One of the most heartbreaking feelings you can feel once someone...
Where There is Hope . . . Miracles Happen
Where there is Hope, there is Faith. Where there is Faith, Miracles Happen. For us, this is the face of Hope. After losing Jacob, we could have attempted to guard our hearts. Protect our kids' hearts. Instead, we trusted God's Promises. We dared to hope, and...
Trust Your Gut
๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ โ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต . . .โ After anxiety, the questions & testimonies I hear the most are about stomach issues. This is an area in which many suffer in silence. Friends, I canโt say this enough: pay attention to what your...
What Others Think of Me is None of My Business
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. โ This was one of the unusual philosophies my mom shared, that really stuck. I was in high school when she told me the story of how she overheard 2 coworkers talking about her in the bathroom (unaware she was in...
Dear Church
๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐พ๐ป๐ฌ๐ฑ, You are a body of Believers, of flawed humans who serve the same God. You are NOT a building. Not a specific location with a specific pastor. Your identity is in Christ, not in a Church Building. Dear Church People: no need to get offended when...
Firemen & Nurses
Firemen & Nurses โข ~ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ~ โข A few years ago, I heard the idea that in times of personal crisis or trauma, both (figurative) Firemen & Nurses will show up. That was certainly true for us when Jacob died. The Firemen are those people who run...
For the Ladies
For the Ladies ~ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ~ (or those who love ladies) As a Teenager, I remember having terrible menstrual cramps. In my memory, they were pretty bad, but as far as I know, my Mom never sought out the advice of a doctor. Itโs likely birth control would have been...
Grocery Shopping Has Changed
๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ Thankfully, I had already discovered the magic of grocery pickup ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ the Pandemic began. Now, if I have to actually walk in and choose my own groceries (like a peasant!), Iโm mildly annoyed. . But Iโve noticed a lingering heart shift...
Horses Laying Down
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง Iโll admit, I didnโt know much about horses when we were gifted our 2 beautiful (and stubborn) horses. So, when I saw one of them laying down one day, I became alarmed. "๐๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ? ๐๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ข๐บ? ๐๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต? ๐๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ด๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ญ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ???"...
What Are You Thinking?
What Are You Thinking?? Did you know the average human has 12,000 - 60,000 thoughts each day, and of those thoughts, 80% are negative and 95% are repetitive? Put simply, weโre allowing crappy mantras to march through our brains unchecked every day. It seems itโs...
“You’re Always Late”
โ๐๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐โ Yes. Iโm aware. My preferred diagnosis is ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐.ย Because I am. I know it. You know it, everyone knows it. And some choose to comment on it, usually in jest. (Sometimes not.) What if we were as comfortable pointing out others...
We Don’t Talk About That
I recently had a friend (and Oil Customer) reach out to me. โ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ช๐ณ?โ Believe me, I GET IT. My hair has thinned significantly over the past 18 months. (Makes me wonder if I actually DID get the โRona back...
Do You Buffer?
Buffering is a tricky way our brain distracts us with โbusy workโ or other activity โ especially when it serves a purpose and is necessary โ when weโre supposed to be working on an important task. When weโre buffering, weโre hiding. ย Buffering is ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐...
“You’re Doing a Good Job”
People, we donโt say this enough. I dashed into the grocery store the other day. Wasnโt planning to โ sweats, flaccid mom bun, absolutely ZERO makeup. ย And had the most delightful conversation in the produce section with a friend who sees my older children regularly....
You Don’t Get What You Don’t Ask For
Each year, I buy roses for Santa to leave in Jacobโs stocking. (The decision to continue hanging his stocking is another story, but we havenโt stopped, & are at peace with that decision.) I typically go to our local grocery store, as they do a nice job during...
Be Who You Needed
Do you ever feel unnoticed, like you donโt matter? Do you wonder how many people would notice if you just . . . stopped showing up? Pretty dramatic questions for a Monday. A number of years ago, I had been attending a ladies Bible Study. I attended EVERY...
What’s Your B- Effort?
As a recovering perfectionist, former teacher, and Enneagram 3, doing less-than-perfect work doesnโt naturally sit well with me. I suppose I have the โ๐๐ง ๐โ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐โ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ.โ attitude. And . . . I HATE being โbadโ at...
There Are No Bad Prayers
There are no Bad Prayers ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ As Iโve stepped back into ministry leadership, Iโve noticed there's a huge resistance to praying out loud for a group. . Nothing brings you back to those memories of hoping the teacher doesnโt call on you quicker than...
Why are there so many of us?
Friends have thoughtfully reached out recently, asking if the recent local tragedy -- news of the child who died -- has hit me especially hard, given my own child loss. It is logical -- and thoughtful -- people would ask. But child loss comes in so many unique...
What’s Holding You Together?
Today, I learned about ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป -- the Jesus protein. (Not scientifically, but read on to decide for yourself if it deserves that title) If you're a Molecular Biologist, you're already familiar with Laminin. For the rest of us, Laminins are a family of proteins...
Problems Unaddressed Always Compound
~ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ~ I heard this โ statement in a Podcast, and it got me thinking. Off the top of my head, these areas come to mind. Choosing ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ to address our problems doesnโt make them go away, it just makes them worse. How many times have we...
We Always Think We Have More Time
๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. If the Pandemic has taught us anything, itโs the value of time and the value of the people we love the most. What really matters. Our family. Our health. Our freedoms. One of the most heartbreaking feelings you can feel once someone...
Where There is Hope . . . Miracles Happen
Where there is Hope, there is Faith. Where there is Faith, Miracles Happen. For us, this is the face of Hope. After losing Jacob, we could have attempted to guard our hearts. Protect our kids' hearts. Instead, we trusted God's Promises. We dared to hope, and...
Trust Your Gut
๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ โ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต . . .โ After anxiety, the questions & testimonies I hear the most are about stomach issues. This is an area in which many suffer in silence. Friends, I canโt say this enough: pay attention to what your...
What Others Think of Me is None of My Business
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. โ This was one of the unusual philosophies my mom shared, that really stuck. I was in high school when she told me the story of how she overheard 2 coworkers talking about her in the bathroom (unaware she was in...
Firemen & Nurses
Firemen & Nurses โข ~ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ~ โข A few years ago, I heard the idea that in times of personal crisis or trauma, both (figurative) Firemen & Nurses will show up. That was certainly true for us when Jacob died. The Firemen are those people who run...
For the Ladies
For the Ladies ~ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ~ (or those who love ladies) As a Teenager, I remember having terrible menstrual cramps. In my memory, they were pretty bad, but as far as I know, my Mom never sought out the advice of a doctor. Itโs likely birth control would have been...
Sippy Cup Graduation
๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง The other day, David informed me he didnโt need his sippy cups any more, and we could use the drawer we stored them in for something else. Since Jacob passed when he was just 2ยฝ , itโs been 8 years since weโve had a child age out of Sippy Cups....
Civil Disobedience
Sometimes I (half) jokingly refer to myself as a Rule Breaker. I blame my Mother. ย While driving me to college my Freshman year (while I was still 17, mind you), she informed me that most Rules are really more strong suggestions. Note: she waited until I LEFT HOME to...
Who’s Holding Your Arms Up?
The other night, I was on a Zoom call with other business leaders in my company. We ended our meeting in prayer (This definitely never happened when I was Teaching in schools). During the prayer, one leader covered another specifically, saying โLord, we will hold her...