My son’s favorite super hero is The Flash. Everything faster is better in his mind. He runs whenever he can. The “Tank” was his nick name as a toddler, not because he was huge but because he would bulldoze over everything at breakneck speeds. His teacher’s say his favorite thing right now is to finish his papers first and then sit there triumphant. Certain food places he doesn’t like to go to because they are popular and wait is too long. The Flash, is the super hero of not o

I came home from a work trip to find hand picked flowers and colored pictures of little tiny fashion dolls with hearts and flowers on it. Giant yellow suns with slashes of yellow streaming out of the paper. Inside each (yes – there was more than one) 8×11 folded paper were notes of love and sweetness. My daughter proclaimed for the first time but hopefully not the last that I was one of her ‘girlfriends’. It warmed my heart to no end to know that I am missed when gone. As a w

We are very neat people, both of us, and because of that we could be tidying and doing projects every second of every day. Failing miserably at connecting relationally we would be organized and task driven but then what is the point of that? I mean really? What is the point? The fact that my counters sparkle more than yours? How lame! I have missed the entire thing and become Martha in the story where Jesus comes to visit. The only problem is I have dragged my husband along w

Screen time is what we call anything from your phone to laptops, TV, movies, gaming systems, and social media platforms. When I say you must break up with your phone I am referring to all of these. It is estimated at the time of this writing, according to a Google search, that people spend more than two whole weeks of there life on Instagram alone, and that Netflix is actually a deterrent for sex (https://nypost.com/2018/05/06/netflix-is-killing-couples-sex-lives-study/). The

Rest is something I am not good at. Truth be told I don’t think anyone is great at it. Lots of people may argue that point with me. Saying they are great at throwing on the PJ’s and binge watching tv for days on in while eating Doritos. Some will tell me that they can sleep till 11 am on weekends to “catch up” on rest. Neither one of those is rest. It’s a bad self-induced rehab. It is trying to recover from a life wrecked by not resting well, tying to implement these tactics

There are a lot of interpretations of “balance”. Summer is perfect time to talk about this. Many of us use summer life to realign our lives. Who gets to define the definition of a balanced life? What does it look like really? According to the dictionary the definition is described as… a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc mental steadiness or emotional stability; habit of calm behavior, judgment, etc. (in winemaking) the degree to whic

First let me just say that this “how to”  is a “me too” post. It’s a “How Too”. LOL. Today we are talking about compassion. I have had the beautiful privilege of recently walking out giving myself a break and having personal compassion! Life experience in this area has been truly one of the best things I can coach on! Let me set the stage for you: I have been playing catch up over the last couple of months. For some odd reason, I can’t ever get ahead of the laundry. Why? I h