Mar 20, 2015 | Busy Families; Active Kids, Challenges
I am frequently amazed at the way life with competitive kids keeps me fighting. My toughest opponent? My pride. Managing extracurricular life all on my own is my idea of a booster mom win. That is the game plan. But rarely does it turn out that way. Regardless of how...
Feb 19, 2015 | Challenges
Two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? Ecclesiastes 4:11 I’ve never been a big fan of winter. There is little I find to recommend it. Maybe it’s because I spent most of my life in central Texas, where the seasons are...
Jan 14, 2015 | Challenges
(This post is a continuation of my 21-day “One Word” Challenge: Fearless.) Faith . . . as an antidote to fear. Sounds pretty self-evident, doesn’t it? Still, in my car/classroom yesterday, I discovered I am fearful because I am doubt-full. I’ve...
Aug 4, 2014 | Book Reviews, Challenges
If you drive around central Texas at all, you may notice a woman wildly waving her arms in the car. That could be me. I am also a woman who responds to stress with anger. Since I live in a busy household of six active people, it’s not hard to find things to get...
Jan 27, 2014 | Challenges
Life is Full of Plot Twists—Postscript Previously, on Life Lessons from Downton Abbey: In last week’s post we ended, not with an actual cliffhanger, but an unanswered question: “Why does a loving God allow bad things to happen to good people?” How do we respond to a...