How fun and exciting to think about having my mom as the second mentor on Mentor Monday. Nobody’s mom is perfect, but mine is pretty darn awesome. She inspired many of the activities in my book, she is hilarious and creative, and she’s always there for us. I knew I wanted to feature her on […]
Mentor Monday: Love Your Kids for Who They Are (not what they do), Lynn Smith, Supermom Read More »
Back for 2016, the wildly popular Lenten Practices Family Calendar! Families loved this calendar last year, and this year it’s available for $1.00 for personal use. See other listings for church use. The activities on the calendar are based around the “3 Pillars” of Lent. Prayer [P], Fasting [F] and Almsgiving/Service [S]. The pillars are
It’s Here! It’s Here! 2016 Family Practices Calendar! Read More »
It’s impossible to think that Valentine’s Day is coming up in a couple of weeks. I seriously need to get my Christmas Tree down #notkidding. Annnyyyyway, even though it’s coming up alarmingly fast, Valentine’s Day is a great day for kids and traditions. Last year I made up this fun list of 50 things to do
Valentines Traditions & Little Love Letters from God! Read More »
Friends, we’re already getting lots of inquiries about the Lenten Family Practices Calendar for 2016! The 2015 version was a huge success and I’m excited to put out another version that will be just as exciting and meaningful. This year the lenten family practices calendar will cost just $1.00 for a personal download and $35.00 for
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I’m super excited to start a new blog series called Mentor Monday where I share wise advice from friends who have mentored me in one way or another. It seems to me that life is made up of small pieces of good advice that end up being life changing. The best advice I’ve gotten
Mentor Monday: Eat More Fruits and Veggies, Tracy Germer, Arbonne Area Manager Read More »
At about day 18 I stopped writing my daily reflections as I challenged myself to do. At the time, I wasn’t sure if I would come back and write them later and post them, or if I would let it go. A lot of things started going on: getting ready for Christmas Eve service, caroling
Ask, Bless, Sparkle, Memory, Give, Receive, Love, and (Letting G0) Read More »
Photo Credit: Elias Cabarcas Today’s Prompt: Write about asking for something I’m going to break the “rules” of this prompt and write about not asking for something. Elias (my husband) isn’t a big fan of “on command” gestures of love and appreciation. He doesn’t really do Valentine’s Day. He acknowledges my birthday with our family birthday tradition
Today’s Prompt: Write about water. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say about water… it’s that I have too much. The waters of baptism. Swimming as a kid until my toes were wrinkled. Working for water justice in Honduras and Colombia. My coffee is water, so is my tea and wine
Day Sixteen: Water #npcadvent2015 Read More »
Today’s Prompt: Write about what it means to nourish your soul or someone else’s soul One of the advantages of posting later in the evening is that I get to see what others have written. Several people have posted about the importance of nourishing oneself before offering nourishment to another. I couldn’t agree more. We
Day Fifteen: Nourish #NPCAdvent2015 Read More »
There’s so much to love about San Antonio. Breakfast tacos. So many sunny days. Fiesta. Bilingualism. That “big yet not too big” feel. One of the things I don’t love about San Antonio: no snow at Christmas. For one, I grew up with snow at Christmas. For me, snow = Christmas. For another, since
Day Fourteen: Joy #NPCAdvent2015 Read More »
