I love the free spirit in her. The fearless and reckless abandon. Her willingness to fall and get scraped up. The risk she takes that she might face plant. And when the face plant is more than a risk and a reality instead....well, she just gets up and tries it all over again. And this is how I want to be a child again. Instead of living it safe and all neat & tidy ... Read More »
Messy
When your little girl comes home singing Wrecking Ball
Last night as I was cooking dinner I overheard Sophie singing lyrics to Wrecking Ball and when I asked her about it she said they've been singing it on the playground at school. I asked her if she knew much about that song and who sang it. She said she knew it was Miley Cyrus and so sometimes they changed the words. So she started singing the Jesus version of Wrecking Ball ... Read More »
Risking rejection in the first grade classroom
I had a happy childhood where I felt loved and accepted but sometimes I still worry about what others think of me. I long to retire that battle but it lingers. So when I agreed to be a lunch buddy for a first grader at a school where many underprivileged kids attend I started wondering if I'd done the right thing. What if she didn't like me? Didn't want me to be her ... Read More »
That Guy
What do you do when you see that guy? You know who I’m talking about. The old, grungy looking guy that represents hundreds of others in various forms. It’s the person that you’ve encountered at a red light, at the airport or in the parking lot of the grocery store. He or she comes up to you and asks for some money to buy something to eat because they’re hungry. If you’re ... Read More »
Loving your Neighbor – I might have failed
We weren't sure if our neighbors would show up for our neighborhood open house last night or not because the weather has been icy and cold. But they did come! Our first guest was the attorney who closed on our house for us. He and his wife live two doors down from us and it was great to see them again. They came to the door and as soon as they walked in another lady showed up ... Read More »