We weren’t quite ready to instigate our new “school year theme” at the beginning of the school year. We chose “self-discipline” last year and, well, we didn’t quite feel like we had that concept under our belts very well yet by the time the new school year rolled around. But like everything, self-discipline isn’t something…
Well, now that it is the middle of November, I figure it’s a good time to unveil my “one word” for 2018. Ha! I think it’s taken me the first ten months of the year to wrap my head around that little word. It is MINDFUL. I was hesitant to pick that word because it’s…
I have to start this post by saying thank you for all that buoying up yesterday, for all the kind comments and also the thoughts about finding personal balances with social media. I think the social media part just takes constant re-evaluation on such a personal level. And I’m so glad so many readers have…
We had a lesson/discussion in church last week that I keep thinking about. The question was posed, “What do we do to mentor and strengthen youth?” It made me realize more than ever that we adults have so much power to reach and lift and build the youth around us. Not just our own, but…
This is my “wallpaper” on my phone: I see it every time I lift it up to open up the “world” it holds. I have to click past that screen in order to get to my emails, texts, social media, etc. It is a reminder for me…not to think about what my purpose is in…
It’s always tough to find the balance in how much independence to give kids. We live in a world of helicopter parenting, and sometimes I think I’m among the worst offenders. It’s hard not to helicoptering in a way, because we live in an age of being constantly tethered to our kids. We can follow them…
I’ve mentioned this before in my social media posts, but I worry about self-esteem in my children. I can talk until I’m blue in the face about all the things I adore about them…I can tell them they’re the bee’s knees over and over, but eventually, in the end, that self-esteem has to come from…
In May there were a couple days cool enough to squeeze in a few hikes. I love my desert! And also those good hiking friends. We had our much-discussed and awaited-for social media book club discussion: (which I talked about HERE and HERE) The schools closed up shop for the teacher strike at the end…
We just had the best discussion as a family for Family Home Evening. Dave gathered us to watch part of the “worldwide devotional for youth” from last week, and the room filled up with so much love and beauty as we had some deep discussions about life, and how we are living it. How social…