by Judith Heaney | Jun 17, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Recently, because of a shift in our appointment schedule, our days opened up to allow us an opportunity for our youngest teenager to do some volunteering at the church where my husband serves as the Director of Traditional Music. Our church hosts a local program once...
by Judith Heaney | Jun 16, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Even if the path ahead looks straight and smooth, without obstacles or stumbling blocks, don’t be fooled—you may yet still trip over an ill-placed speed bump and find yourself sprawled out on the pavement more quickly than you can say, look out or watch that. That’s...
by Judith Heaney | Jun 15, 2025 | 365 Reasons
There are some phrases around parenting that I don’t understand and definitely do not subscribe to, mainly because I don’t see how they can possibly strengthen the relationship we want with our teenagers (or say we want or lament we don’t have with our teenagers). The...
by Judith Heaney | Jun 14, 2025 | 365 Reasons
As a writer, one of the pieces of advice that gets bandied about when considering what to write is write what you know, but the bigger idea that plays in my mind and that I’ve read and heard quite as often is to write the book you want to read. Isn’t that fantastic...
by Judith Heaney | Jun 13, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Writing today’s post reminded me that sometimes the day is about how real life takes precedence over what I write here. As the day came to a close, my oldest asked me if my post was up (as she tends to do each day), and I told her it was not. I went on to explain that...
