Twenty-four years ago I chose to be a stay-at-home mom. I was thirty years old and the sparkle of my corporate job had lost its shine. I was ready to devote my energy into our growing family. Even though it meant our household income was going to be cut by two-thirds, my husband was completely […]
I have a pet peeve. I think it started sometime in my twenties when my then brother-in-law was spending the summer with us. He was just a teenager and sloppy, as I imagine most teenage boys are. Not having any kids of my own yet, I wasn’t used to having to clean up someone else’s […]
So much praying, so little listening. Desperate pleas asking for wishes to be granted without consideration of God’s best intention for you. So how do you know that your prayers have been answered? What does God’s voice sound like to you? Maybe it’s not a voice. Maybe it’s the lyrics of a song, a synchronistic […]
The very prolific author, Julia Cameron, has a tip for aspiring writers. She recommends that you put something on paper every day, preferably in the morning upon waking. Cameron advises that this writing time be a stream of consciousness, meditative sort of time without concern for content. I’ve been getting up at 6:00 every day […]
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