My oldest son plays football. He plays receiver and corner back. And the first couple games of the season last year, they would be winning up until the 4th quarter. In the 4th quarter, they would just stop playing, and they would lose it. The mantra at practice became Play All 4! They would chant it. Coach would say it ...
Have you ever been afraid to do something, but decided to do it anyway? That's how I felt when I planned my 6-week mission trip to Zimbabwe, Africa when I graduated from Bible School 20 years ago. I wasn't going in a group. I was meeting up with missionaries over there and helping them for 6 weeks. Just little 'ole ...
All these years we have avoided the fundraisers at school. You know the ones…you have to sell things...er, I mean your KIDS have to sell things. This year, however, my daughter REALLY wanted to do it. If you sold so many items, your name would be entered into a drawing to win $150. She was saving for something, and the ...
Anyone who has ever dealt with an exhausted toddler or a hormonal 5th grade girl knows there are several ways to handle it when their emotions get out of control. And boy howdy, hormones exaggerate everything! One of those is to distract and redirect. Get their attention away from the thing causing them distress, such as the little boy who ...
So, this is me being vulnerable (which isn't the most comfortable thing for me) but I'm just not that into it this year. Usually, I am all decorated the week of Thanksgiving and have a strategy for Christmas gifts. I start baking in November. I'm all wrapped a week or two before Christmas, and all the Christmas carols I listen ...