The Last Tooth
I'd put my kid to bed, grabbed my lap top and nestled into my own King-sized. I had work to do for a client. Fifteen minutes later, my bedroom door flings open, crashing into the wall. "Mom, I think my tooth is going to come out!"
Like any good mother who thought their child was in bed, I had jumped into the the middle of a project. Looking up for two seconds I said, "That's nice, Love," and quickly started typing a few more things.
Non-DIY Remodel Tips
In this day of DIYing, there are three kinds of people…
Those who are amazing at it.
Those who can’t do it.
Those who financially can pay for someone else to do it!
I have fallen into all three categories. Some projects I’ve tackled and it’s been a major win. Other’s, a total failure or not within my ability. (Like my kitchen backsplash. Uhm, yeah, glad my husband tapped in for the save!) And then…we’ve paid someone else to do large or overwhelming projects.
In the World, Not Of It?
When I was growing up in church, this passage from Romans was paramount in the pulpit.
The not in the Bible phrase, “Be in the world, not of the world,” was basically a mantra. Unfortunately, this was wielded as a conformity weapon to bludgeon us into looking and acting the part we were supposed to play.
Travel Joy - The Trapp Family Lodge
For years I'd been wanting to go The Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont, and like so many other times, my husband made it happen. (If you're visiting as a family, watch The Sound of Music before you go it helps keep up with the theme and gives you some history behind the VonTrapp family.)
Flying With Kids Checklist
When flying with kids now, the whole game changes. Forget that novel you've been dying to read or those podcasts or movies. A latte to sip and Sudoku to solve is out. This is work now. And most likely some embarrassing situations.
Below are things I've learned about traveling with kids. Maybe it's just my system and my prodigy, but it works for us. Hopefully, what's written here will help your trip go smoothly.
Go LIVE!
Go LIVE! in Life
As I sat in a small cabin in the mountains of New Mexico, it was snowing. About four inches of good, powdery snow. The air was crisp and invigorating. Wild turkey and deer were venturing around the property. Thankfully, no bear sightings.
While on vacation, and for a bit before that, I'd realized something. I'd starting to buy into a lie. "Live for the picture."