Joy

Our church had a women’s event this weekend that focused on joy. One theme that kept coming up as each speaker addressed this topic is that joy is not based on circumstances. Each of the ladies who shared had experienced deep hurt and heartache. Yet, they not...

Man On!

I am a Soccer Mom. Have been for more than a decade. All my kids enjoyed the sport, but the girls drifted towards volleyball when they hit middle and high school, and Thomas stuck with soccer. He’s come a long way from the early days, when the best the coach...

Check Yo-Self

I’m sure none of you deal with this, but sometimes I can get really annoyed at people. Selfish people annoy me – you know, the ones who aren’t paying attention when you’re trying to merge into the turning lane? Or the ones who only talk about...

Stop Trying to Be The Best

I am not the best writer. I’m not the best teacher. I’m not the best wife or mom or friend, either, for that matter. As much as I love all of these roles, there are LOTS of other people who write, teach, wife, mom, and friend WAY better than I do. Even though that is...

When I Grow Up…

I was talking with some Kindergartners recently, and I asked them what they wanted to be when they grew up. The answers were fabulous: “Superhero!” “Ninja!” “T Rex!” I winked and smiled. That was adorable. As a high school teacher,...