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What season is it?Easter?Spring?Baseball?Softball?Almost graduation!? Maybe you skipped celebrating National Caramel Day yesterday in the name of remembering National Twinkie Day today!  I will give you a heads up – Saturday is National Siblings Day!  Get your FB photos ready! 🙂 Isn’t it a relief to know that God doesn’t wait for a certain dayContinue reading “‘Tis the Season”

Growing up we spent a lot of time playing in our finished basement.  When Mom called us to come up for dinner we would run up the stairs, eager to NOT be the last one downstairs.  Nobody wanted to be the rotten egg.  Orrrrrr, in the case of my brother, he needed to be theContinue reading “Not the Dark”

Can you accept differences?Are you willing to stretch your beliefs and traditions in order to consider someone else’s point of view or opinion?And still like the person? I recently heard rumors that there is a new trend in how to make your bed.  How to make your bed?!How can there be a “new” way!?!I didn’t believeContinue reading “Acceptance”

Are you feeling hopeful these days?The hope of warmer weather?The hope of spring break?The hope of “normal”?Maybe you even hope for a good parking place!  🙂 I love the instant gratification of things we hope for – things with a lower case ‘h’.  It reminds me of sticker charts used to motivate children to brush teeth/clean rooms/walkContinue reading “Sticker Charts”

A baby doesn’t look like a full grown adult.A duckling doesn’t look like a full grown duck.A puppy doesn’t look like a full grown dog.But elephants?!? I love baby elephants!Even as a baby they look just like an adult!  They are just proportionately smaller! Why do we expect immature people to look/behave/sound/react like mature people?  EmotionsContinue reading “Baby Elephants!”

What does it take to be a good listener:– eye contact?- focus?- silence?- a counseling degree?Probably, yes, most likely not, and no. I learned how to be a good listener from my nephew.  I’m not mentioning any names, but it was my oldest nephew.  The one who introduced the large group of aunts and unclesContinue reading “Are You a Good Listener?”

What brought you joy today? A good night’s sleep? A new baby? (these first 2 don’t feasibly go together…)A healthy check up?A low balance bill?No line at Chick-Fil-A? Did you stop and give thanks to God for the gift of joy He gave to you?Often we are quick to ask God – and each other –Continue reading “Joy!”

What’s inside YOUR wallet?  Other than credit cards and maybe a teeny tiny bit of cash?I’m a pretty simple shopper and yet I found 11 different loyalty cards in my wallet! Grocery stores, library, Panera, CVS, and a few gift cards from Christmas.Other than weighing down my wallet, what purpose do these cards serve? IContinue reading “Check Your Wallet”