“Its a simple and generous rule of life that whatever you practice, you will improve at.” Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic I tell my older students all the time. Learning to correct a speech sound takes practice. It will always feel weird at first. It will always sound wrong when it’s actually right. I tell them… Continue reading Permission to Practice
So the past couple months I’ve been doing laundry with God and as you may know, laundry and I have a hate/hate relationship. I recently realized there was a growing mountain of mental laundry in my brain and heart. It accumulated rapidly and was actually starting to stink. God said we can come to him with… Continue reading Doing Laundry with God
When Trace was a buzzed head four-year old and I was nine months pregnant with his sister, I leaned over to pick up one of his hot wheels. He asked me with a puzzled tone, “Mama, is your bottom going to have a baby too?” That boy is lucky he made it to college. It’s… Continue reading Monday Morning Thanks
Those Pixar people? They have storytelling nailed. Every single time they get it right and their latest story just might be my favorite so far. Inside Out is brilliance for the price of a movie ticket. If you haven’t had the privilege, cancel all plans and see it today. I’ll even go with you because… Continue reading Pixar Counseling for College Moms
Sheesh, its noisy right now. There’s a whole lot of people talking about a whole lot of things, right? And the word love is being tossed around like the cure for everything. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. This verse has been stuck in my craw all summer. It’s… Continue reading Love in Earnest
The Story Place 