My boys came home from a youth group retreat yesterday tired, hungry, and talking about orphans. While I had hoped that the weekend would have a spiritual impact on them, I wasn’t expecting this. “Did you know,” my oldest reported, “that if only 7 % of the Christians in the world would adopt an orphanContinue reading “Helping the Orphans”
Category Archives: Musings
Virtual School
As my 25 year high school reunion approaches, I’m thinking about how our world has changed over the years. One of my prized graduation gifts was a huge, silver boombox that probably weighed 10 pounds…complete with radio, stereo sound, and cassette player. It provided hours of enjoyment through college and beyond.  And now my 12Continue reading “Virtual School”
Summer’s End
After a summer away adjusting to life in the sandwich generation and debating how to balance the blog and the new business, I decided that the blog was too therapeutic to ignore any longer. My thoughts the last few months have created a traffic jam in my brain, and the occasional leaks of incoherent ramblingsContinue reading “Summer’s End”
When Life Throws a Curveball…and You Land in the Sandwich Generation
It all started last Sunday morning, with my husband tentatively telling me that he’d had a disturbing dream the night before. “I don’t know if I should tell you this, ” he said (as I got that queasy feeling in my stomach), “but I had a dream last night that your dad died.” Not theContinue reading “When Life Throws a Curveball…and You Land in the Sandwich Generation”
Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment
Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment That is the motto of the University of West Georgia, which we visited last weekend, and is also in line with our family’s values. They have one of the few residential early-college entrance programs in the country. These programs are designed for gifted high school students who are notContinue reading “Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment”
Walk a Mile in My Shoes, or What To Do With a Gifted High Schooler
I never understood before how the parents of young Olympic athletes in our country could fathom allowing their child to move away from home while still a child, live in a dorm with other highly driven and dedicated athletes, and only visit their families a few times a year. Now, we were not blessed withContinue reading “Walk a Mile in My Shoes, or What To Do With a Gifted High Schooler”
Don’t Get Comfortable
It finally hit me yesterday why I’ve been so wishy-washy lately. I have recognized how I was acting, but couldn’t put my finger on why it was happening. I kept blaming it on my “mid-life crisis” and getting more and more frustrated at my indecisive self. I’ve always been the leader of groups, the organizer,Continue reading “Don’t Get Comfortable”
How a Bonfire Can Keep Your Kids Off Drugs
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. Benjamin Franklin Lectures, DARE presentations, and well-scripted movies have nothing over a bonfire for keeping your kids off drugs. Why? Because one of the top ways to keep your kids clean is to have strongContinue reading “How a Bonfire Can Keep Your Kids Off Drugs”
Feeling Stressed? Think Coffee!
Perhaps you have seen this story circulating before, but I read it for the first time recently and thought it was worth passing along. Carrots, Eggs, And Coffee A certain daughter complained to her father about her life and how things have been so hard for her. She did not know how she was goingContinue reading “Feeling Stressed? Think Coffee!”
A Dinosaur Attends Blissdom ’09
This weekend was an eye-opener for me. I attended my first ever blogging conference, sponsored by Blissfully Domestic and One2OneNetwork, and got a taste of just how popular blogging has become and of what a techno-dinosaur I really am. My geeky husband was probably surprised to learn that I now have computer envy – me,Continue reading “A Dinosaur Attends Blissdom ’09”