“I wonder what’s around the bend…” That’s the thought I noticed while on my silent walk last weekend. I was none too pleased when Jackie Gartman announced that our morning hike would be a quiet one. It was the first full day of our coaches retreat and my extroverted, connector self was buzzing with conversations I […]
Change / Empty Nest / high school/graduation
TBT and What I Know Now
Facebook has started this cute thing lately where it shows a picture from your news feed anywhere from 1-8 years ago with the catchy and captivating tag line: “see your memories”. Here’s one that showed up last week from four years ago: I couldn’t imagine what it would be like when my baby bird flew […]
Change / Empty Nest / high school/graduation
No Wonder it’s so hard!
It’s Crunch Time! I remember not so fondly this time of year when my kids were trying to decide where to go to college. Along with the usual senior year angst and anxiety about all the impending changes ( mostly mine, not theirs) this indecision was a most unwelcome guest. I think I had the […]
Change / Empty Nest / gratitude
Every Day is a Gift
Why I practice Gratitude: As many of you know, I send out letters of gratitude as my Lenten practice. I do this for the forty days of the season and I have no rhyme or reason as to who I write to on any given day – it’s just whoever God puts on my heart […]
Change / Relationships / resolutions / self care
Do you know the difference between Recess and P.E.?
Someone recently asked me what self-care really meant. I gave my patented answer that self-care is really in the eyes of the beholder. For one woman it may mean a mani-pedi while for others it would be a walk in nature or lunch with a favorite friend. On further reflection, though, I think self-care is […]