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Half a century is how long I’ve been breathing air according to the calendar. Here’s the heart-level truth about what this milestone means to me, aside from the pleasure of getting an AARP card in the mail: I’ve spent the last 50 years finding my way back to myself and…
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You do what you know and hope it’s enough. And when you know better, you do better. That’s the spiritual journey. That’s how we do our best.
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Mommas, regardless of where any of us are on our mothering timeline, the key is basking in the knowledge that, God-willing, the inescapable lasts will eventually settle into sanguine firsts.
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Expectations are never a good thing. Especially when yoked to the hopes and dreams surrounding a family vacation. Life guarantees things will never go as planned. If we get caught up in the disappointment, we risk stealing everyone’s joy, including our own.
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How often do we swallow the behaviors, words, reactions of others as personal pills of reward or rejection? Eek.
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When we are impeccable with our words, the result is a building up of the world around us. Starting in our own home.
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Celebrating the wonder and miracle of Christmas year round is easy, all it takes is a purposeful heart.
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Kids are easily stirred by the little stuff and consistently moved by the grandeur of God’s glory. Life has yet to dull their senses. We can learn from them.
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So how do we find time to sit at the table and enjoy each other’s company aside from our one-day tradition when life spreads us thin and pulls our family in multiple directions? How can we engage in meaningful, face-to-face connection when our spouse travels, our kids have opposing activity schedules, or unfortunate events have severed emotional ties or left us empty with grief?
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