Letting Go

 As a mom and avid scrapbooker, I’ve recorded many first moments in my boys’ lives. Part of my day job includes recording developmental growth in children.   Leve Vygotsky was a Soviet psychologist, who took a constructivist’s view in child development. His zone of...

Tablet of Human Hearts

I’m an emotional person. My mom used to say that if people looked at me cross-eyed, I’d burst into tears. If I see another person crying, I tear up. I cry at movies, sentimental commercials, and those Mom moments that tug on the heart.Emotions help us to...

Blog Tour Spot: Pure Pleasure by Gary Thomas

Pure Pleasure by Gary Thomas.A stone massage, homemade chocolate cake, a round of golf, the perfect cup of coffee, your morning run – or your afternoon nap. These are all simple pleasures that God created for us to enjoy – not feel guilty about. Bestselling...

Sharpening My Ax

While searching for quote for an article I’m writing, I came across this one from Abraham Lincoln: If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.  When I read this, the first thing that popped into my head was a...

Know Your Limits

Yesterday I mentioned hubby’s emergency appendectomy. He was released from the hospital a week ago today with doctor’s orders to “take it easy.” So, of course, he was driving on Thursday, which I’m sure is not what his doctor had in mind...