It was the day we had been waiting and preparing for: my daughter’s appointment with DMV to take the knowledge test for her Learner’s Permit. She had spent the last week of her summer vacation studying for it, and she was due to start school the following week. We had timed things perfectly so she […]
Category: Truth
On beach bodies and worship
You may have seen the meme floating around social media about having a beach body. How to get a beach body: 1) Have a body. 2) Go to the beach. This year, I followed that advice. I took the body I have to the beach. While there, I took a picture of the beach, framed […]
If you find yourself on stormy seas, and it’s not your fault
We were done with elementary-school trends. Oh, we had given in to the silly-band hysteria, the Rainbow-Loom craze, and the Shopkins madness. And finally, my husband and I had said, “Enough.” So when thinking putty emerged as the next big trend among elementary-aged kids, we weren’t having it. Our daughter Kendall’s toy bins were overflowing […]
Life’s Little Stowaways
She caught our eyes the moment we stepped into the craft store. My daughter grabbed her from amongst all the others who looked just like her – or mostly like her. They were all stuffed bunnies. Some were white, some were gray, and some were brown. They all had pink noses, black eyes, a baby […]
How to be both genuine and joyful
I grew up singing songs about rejoicing in the Lord always (and again I say, “rejoice!” – often in rounds) and the joy of the Lord being my strength (He fills my soul with laughter – ha, ha, ha . . . ha, ha). As children of the Lord, we were admonished to have the […]
You don’t have to want to
It’s the constant refrain of young children (and also not-so-young adults more than we care to admit): “But I don’t WANT to!” I don’t want to go in to work today. I don’t want to deal with this difficult person or situation yet again. You mean my family expects dinner again? Didn’t I just finish […]
A question worth asking
Anyone who has ever been around preschoolers is very familiar with their favorite word (other than no, which also ranks way up there): Why? They are just so curious that they want to know how every little thing works. And it’s adorable. Unless you’re tired or not feeling well or it’s the end of a […]
The Heart of a Father
It’s one of those things you joke about until you really need it. The Lamaze breathing. Whoo-whoo-whee-whee. A pattern of quick, short breaths with long ones at intervals that is supposed to help a mother through childbirth. Really, it’s just a way to make you concentrate on something other than utter pain. I’m not a […]
Flawless Words
In the past couple of years, some of the must-have gadgets for women have been the Flawless series: Flawless Brows, Flawless Body, Flawless Legs. I have been around long enough to know that there is nothing anyone anywhere can sell me that can make anything about me or my body flawless. So I was unmoved […]
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