Journal

It's getting to the time of the summer when most of our friends are on vacation (or just getting back from vacation or preparing to leave on vacation) and so...I'm dreaming of a vacation. Since we homeschool, we generally try…

Awana is over! I love Awana. I do. But I also look forward to getting through the award ceremony by the time we reach this point in the year. Because Sundays can now be a slightly lazier day with church…

This week has been especially busy for me. See, Sunday was our last regular club meeting for Awana and this weekend is our award ceremony...and that makes this past week pretty much the busiest week of Awana for me all…

Have a blessed Memorial Day. I hope, in the midst of everything else you do today, that you will spend some time thinking of the men and women who have given their lives for freedom.

As my posts on being present have percolated, I've found I have a few (hopefully final) thoughts that I want to share. Don't jump on a bandwagon unless you really like the band. Every year, there are hundred different causes…

I suspect there were a few head scratches (or worse) after my last post where people asked, "But what about boundaries? After all, it's not good for kids to think they can interrupt their parents all the time." Part of…

If you read many blogs and/or headlines of articles shared on Facebook, one of the things that comes up with relative frequency is an admonishment to not let social media take over your life--to be present. I want to start…

Facebook, in particular. Not for interacting with readers, mind you. I love hanging out on my author page, or in the Inspired Inkpot (have you joined yet? It's a great little place to help promote four lovely authors.) But on…