At brunch yesterday, my friend Suzanne told me about how she is making a difference in her family this summer, and I knew we needed to share this idea. She has initiated The Kindness Challenge with her family this summer. After a few rough first days of summer vacation, with kids (ages 10, 5 and [...]
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The Kindness Challenge
Posted in Life enricher, Uncategorized on June 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Heavenly Potatoes
Posted in Life enricher on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 I glanced at my watch, realizing it was already 4 p.m. Disappointed in myself for getting so wrapped up in ministry tasks that I forgot to get to the grocery store, I sighed. Dillon [...]
Dresser Dilemma
Posted in Life enricher on November 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In August, when our fifteen-year-old son Derek was away at camp, I got sneaky. I moved out the western decor that had been in his room for years and updated the look with a theme that fit his interests. Within our 24-hour decorating time restraints, the Lord blessed us with some great finds at garage sales and store [...]
Trusting
Posted in Life enricher on August 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I was cleaning out and reorganizing a closet last weekend when I came across a note. Written by my seven-year-old daughter to her ten-year-old brother, it said, “I’m sorry for not trusting you. – Karis Below the note she had drawn in sign language and written, “I love you Micah.” Though just a tattered piece [...]
Feeling Very Synergetic
Posted in Life enricher, Organization on March 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The piles that laid around the house were evidence of the projects I started during Spring Break: stacks of clothes to give away or pack into storage boxes, copies of pictures used as handouts in drawing classes, paints and paintbrushes, a few garage sale “treasures”, baskets filled with laundry in progress, newspaper coupon sections stacked [...]
Music to My Ears
Posted in Life enricher on February 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I received a precious gift from my seven-year-old daughter recently. Karis wrote the lyrics out and presented them to me as she broke into sweet song. You are the best mom (reapeet) in the hole wide wold (reapeet) I love it when I sit on your lap (reapeet) I lo——-ve you———- (reapeet) I felt [...]
A Christmas Surprise
Posted in Holidays, Life enricher on December 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The gifts covered in red and green paper and hiding in bell-shaped gift sacks no longer sat under the tree. Their contents had been opened and enjoyed with much elation days before. Little did I know I was about to witness my greatest surprise of the season. You know the feeling…we had experienced the high [...]
Don’t forget to say “thank you”
Posted in Life enricher on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As moms, how many times in a day do we say, “Don’t forget to say ‘thank you’”? I was recently blessed to see a note my 9-year-old son Micah put under his pillow along with his tooth for the tooth fairy. It really doesn’t take that much extra time or effort to say thanks. When was the [...]
