Daily Step – Some mornings are hard.
Some mornings are hard. Some mornings involve tears and consequences and poor behavior. Some mornings have me wishing we could all go back to bed and...
January 26, 2021
Daily Step – Who’s keeping you sane right now?
I hate the smell of scented hand sanitizer. My boys know this. So this morning after many mornings threatening me with the possibility, they sought out...
January 14, 2021
Daily Step – What I hope for you…
It’s my twins 6th birthday today. I remember 6 years ago, I got up and went to work. We had just celebrated our oldest son’s second...
January 13, 2021
Sunday Stride – The kids are watching us.
Kids are watching us. They are watching how we respond. What we say, what we do. I know it’s always been true that my boys have...
January 10, 2021
Daily Step – How much though?
How much are you loved, just as you are? As I put the boys to bed last night, I told each of them I loved them...
December 10, 2020
Daily Step – What’s your five?
Just five things. Yesterday, I got the awesome privilege of helping lead almost 40 pairs of fathers and sons through an Advent retreat. Towards the end...
December 7, 2020
Daily Step – There was a snake in my shower.
This lovely thing greeted me this morning when I opened the shower curtain. Luckily, I only was a little taken aback by its presence. It helped...
December 2, 2020
Daily Step – There is always someone grateful for you.
“I’m grateful for food.” This has been my oldest son’s response the last few days when I say the “night night prayer” (basically the Guardian Angels...
December 1, 2020
Daily Step – What are you grateful for today?
I am grateful for hooded pjs from Target. It seems appropriate that this be a week where I start with gratitude each morning. That’s kind of...
November 23, 2020
Daily Step – There are drops of slime everywhere!
This morning I found yellow slime on my kitchen floor. Just a little drop of it. Another drop was on the kitchen chair. Another a couple...
November 11, 2020