We can plan all we want, but when our family comes down with a cold right before the big family gathering, it all kinda goes out the window… Christmas will happen. Just not exactly the way I had planned.
Category: Positive Perspective
In Sickness and in Health Includes the Flu
Do you know one thing it reminded me to be grateful for? A husband who realizes that “in sickness and in health” doesn’t just mean the big dramatic sicknesses.
Rainy Day Fun
When plans get canceled due to rain and mud, we all can become discouraged, and if we don’t do something else fun, the whole day can feel dreary. Fortunately, a little inspiration can go a long way toward improving our attitude for an entire day.
Letting Go of Perfection
From where I sit I can hear my daughters putting away their laundry. At ages eight and five they are… Read more Letting Go of Perfection
Taking a Deep Breath
Our microwave died last night. I need to go get a new one. Among all the other things I had planned to get done today, adding that one things has thrown me for a loop. Time for me to take a deep breath. And then another one. Until I have the strange, yet familiar, panic somewhat under control. Again.
Mama, You Have Earned That Tired
We often look at our accomplishments after a day and see nothing of significance. In actuality a lot was accomplished.
Forgetting to See the Happy
I did it again yesterday. I forgot to see the happy.
When The Plan is no longer The Plan
It’s not always bad when our plans get knocked for a loop.
Here’s to Involved Fathers
Involved fathers are the best. Dads in general so often get a bad rap for just sitting on the couch while the kids run mom ragged. Not all males of the species are so out of tune with their offspring’s needs. So let’s hear it for fathers!
Motherhood Off Script 