Family Category
Tip of the Day…Devote yourself to encouraging others!
Posted on June 2, 2014 Leave a Comment
One day after a series of baseball games I asked my son the standard after game question: What were the “pows” and “wows” of the games you played this weekend? To my surprise, the fact his team had won 3-4 games was not what he wanted to talk about. The opportunities he had to […]
Tuesday Talk…My husband left me for another woman, what do I do now?
Posted on May 20, 2014 2 Comments
Tuesday Talk is about YOU… Every Tuesday we engage in one big question, topic or idea. You are invited to write in with a suggestion you want to share. I surely do not have all the answers but know that together we can generate some great conversation and have fun in the process. (Feel free […]
How I learned the meaning of Motherhood…
Posted on May 9, 2014 2 Comments
How I learned the meaning of Motherhood… The first time I remember learning the meaning of Motherhood happened at the age of ten when I was told by a relative that the only reason my parents married was because my mother was pregnant with me. In that moment, I learned that motherhood was shame, it was brokenness. That Motherhood was […]
Tuesday Talk – Extroverts & Introverts
Posted on April 29, 2014 Leave a Comment
Tuesday Talk is about YOU! Every Tuesday we engage in one big question, topic or idea. You are invited to write in with a suggestion you want to share. I surely do not have all the answers but know that together we can generate some great conversation and have fun in the process. (Feel free […]
Tuesday Talk – Reinventing Community
Posted on April 15, 2014 1 Comment
How do you reinvent community? I live in Snoqualmie Valley. A rural community, once known for sprawling farm land that is now facing the integration of middle class suburbia. Snoqualmie Valley is nestled in the best of NW beauty with the nicest and most talented people you could meet. When I think about our community, […]
More than a mid-week recipe…
Posted on April 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
The truth is – I rarely cook. That is great sell for someone who is about to post a recipe for you to try. But honest, it isn’t that I can’t cook, it is that my husband is better at it than me. So first, I would like to say THANK YOU to my husband […]
Your father and I are getting a divorce…
Posted on February 18, 2014 3 Comments
I guess it is time we have this conversation…as much as you and I would like to avoid it. We are talking about divorce. It is a reality. Like heart disease or cancer, everyone of us has been affected by it one way or another. But no one talks. Personally, I am the child of […]
To my Daughter-In-Laws…Happy Valentine’s Day!
Posted on February 14, 2014 Leave a Comment
Yes, it is true, my sons are ages 12 and 14. And no, they are not married. But someday they will be. It might even be to your daughter, so you may want to keep reading. My children will tell you that I have a singular focus on the development and encouragement of the calling […]
That outfit makes me look fat!
Posted on February 5, 2014 2 Comments
Last night while picking up my son from the ski bus I overheard two moms talking about their pre-teen daughters (age 12). One mother said to the other, “I hope she (referring to her daughter) didn’t freeze, she refused to wear her coat. She said it made her look fat.” The other mother responded in […]
How is Toys R Us shaping our Womanhood and Manhood?
Posted on January 27, 2014 Leave a Comment
We were not born into gender. You and I didn’t come out of the womb wearing pink or blue. Those were the hats we were assigned in the nursery. Our gender is defined by social, physical, and psychological impact (Allen, 2004). Take a tour of any Toys R Us or other department store and you […]
Girl Meets Self 