Slowing Down for Wonder

Have you ever noticed how many ways the idea that we are rushing through life seems to show up in how we talk about our days or our lives. We refer to life as the rat race, or we use terms like racing around, running from place to place. We say we are running late or...

A Great Pumpkin Night

Good grief, Halloween is on the horizon and until today, we remained pumpkinless. But, at the suggestion of my 17 year old, almost as if she were reading my mind ( I love when we are on that same frequency), this evening we rounded up a small group of perfect pumpkins...

Technically Speaking

You don’t realize how much you depend on the Internet until it’s not working. You know that feeling, too, right? When you hit the refresh button again and again. And then again, trying to get a webpage to load or trying to access your email. Only five...

Our Heart to Heart Connection

When it comes to connection and conversation, some of the ones that tend to stick with me, imprinting themselves on my heart, are the ones that develop in unexpected, unplanned moments. There is something about these spontaneous moments that invites a heart to heart...

A Little Something to Talk About

Thursdays are one of our busier days because each of our teens has a weekly appointment, one requiring the 15 year old to get out of bed more readily than on the other days so she can get to her weekly volunteering and the other requiring the 17 year old to be ready...