Talking with friends last week I mentioned that I've taken just about every personality test out there, including the silly ones on Facebook. "Ooh, which Disney princess are you? [beat as Friend examines my face] Never mind, you're Belle. Definitely Belle." Spot on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu4Pzsolyhg I have seen Beauty and the Beast twice this month, three … Continue reading Known
Tag: friendship
Better Together
I've been thinking about community... Recently a friend posted about setting "Better Together" goals with her husband. It got me thinking (thanks, Cara!). I'm not much of a goal setter, too generally scatter-brained. But Guy's more organized along those lines. What if we set goals together and held each other accountable? During my Inauguration Day … Continue reading Better Together
2016 Create Challenge & (Re)Discovering My POV
Just about a year ago, my brother-in-law and I discussed creativity as we washed Christmas china. We hatched a plan to invite people to post on my blog about creativity. As a result, this year 39 people have guest-posted, one friend 2x, and I have been moved, inspired, blessed. Throughout this year, I have heard two … Continue reading 2016 Create Challenge & (Re)Discovering My POV
Pride & Joy
Parents often speak of their children as their Pride and Joy. My mom has often said that she can’t be proud of her children. Not that she doesn’t have reason to feel pride, but that she won’t take credit for our accomplishments. I hope it's not disrespectful, on Mother's Day of all days, to say: … Continue reading Pride & Joy
Create Hope
I have known today's guest post writer for close to half my lifetime, and she has been one of God's best gifts to me: laid back and passionate; thoughtful and whip-smart; kind and prayerful. She also has one of the best laughs I've ever heard. She seriously listens and together we laugh until we cry. She's also … Continue reading Create Hope
How Do We Pray?
As we walked the trail, my friends talked about dealing with stress: exercise, meditation, therapy, hypnosis… I said, “Or you could pray.” They expected that from me, but I didn’t expect their response: “Well, you know how to do that. We don’t know how to pray. Maybe you need to pray for us every morning.” … Continue reading How Do We Pray?
Project Parenting
This morning I had a long-overdue cuppa tea with a friend. Of course we talked about our kids. My Teen is a few years ahead of hers, and so conversations in our home run a different course than she has to deal with quite yet – driving, drinking, dating, college, life goals and plans… My … Continue reading Project Parenting
Create
I wrote here about my intentions for, and here about my results with, "my word" for 2015: Put yourself in the way of beauty. As 2015 came to a close, I reflected on the fact that my word had truly stuck with me and changed the way I lived. And so I asked myself, what's … Continue reading Create
Thankful Thursday – A New Year
I haven't posted a Thankful Thursday in a while. I also cannot believe we are three weeks into 2016. And yet, I'm already planning for spring, and summer, and fall, and I'm not even sure what happened to Christmas except that it was, in surprising ways, quiet, lovely and crazy, relaxing and somehow just what … Continue reading Thankful Thursday – A New Year
A Beauty-Filled Year
Never big on resolutions, last year I kicked that concept to the curb and instead chose a word. Truly, a phrase: Put yourself in the way of beauty. As I explained here, the phrase came from Cheryl Strayed's book, Wild. She received the advice from her mother and lived into it as she trekked the … Continue reading A Beauty-Filled Year