don’t eat the marshmallow. yet.
Writing about “Don’t Eat The Marshmallow” today. LOVE these kids. (the premise is that children who are capable of delayed gratification are more “successful” than children who can’t delay...
View Articlelong overdue fitness update: 1/26/12
It’s been a while since I updated my fitness log. Tomorrow marks EIGHT weeks since my partial MCL tear and ACL strain! Recommended healing for my injury was 6 to 8 weeks! YEAH! I’m HEALED! (yes. this...
View ArticleI didn’t shave my legs for nothin.
Yesterday, I went back to yoga for the first time since tearing my MCL on December 2nd. My knee has been feeling pretty good, so I intentionally put on yoga shorts that morning. As the time to leave...
View Articleshhhhh. I’m listening for the voice of truth.
My pastor asked a question yesterday morning: “Are you standing at the boundary between what you can accomplish on your own naturally and what God can accomplish THROUGH you supernaturally?” yes. yes,...
View Articlewriting is hard.
After starting over on a new book, I thought I was finished with the introduction. I told FirstHusband I wasn’t ready for him to read it because I wasn’t ready for negative feedback. Took two days to...
View Articledo the right thing because it’s the right thing.
Last night I was repeating: “God loves my kids more than I do. God loves my kids more than I do. God loves my kids more than I do.” FavoriteSon went out. On a Friday night. First time driving in heavy...
View Articlefive minutes of crazy.
Me, to FirstHusband at Home Depot: “I know that guy. How do I know that guy?” One minute later, staring at the guy: “WHERE do I know him from?” And again, this time staring blankly at nothing, watching...
View ArticleMythbusters question: Who packs a car better, a man or a woman?
Watching Mythbusters on DVR tonight and that was one of the questions. FirstHusband: “Oh, DEFINITELY a man.” Me: “You know why?” FirstHusband: “Spacial relationships.” Me: “nope. it’s because we don’t...
View Article“Discovery Day” is right.
FirstHusband and FavoriteSon went to a college “Discovery Day” on Saturday, inspecting a potential choice for FavoriteSon. I think it just hit me that, if he goes away to college as a freshman, his...
View Articlefragments of a Mother’s Day weekend.
In case you don’t follow me on facebook or twitter, here’s a little compilation of my weekend updates: Friday, May 11, 2012 – Trying to learn this: “The difference between being 95% prepared & 100%...
View Articleyo, Horton. Can you hear me?
Termite Guy: “I added 8 new bait stations and put these little flags at each one. That’s a total of 31 stations all the way around the house.” Me: “I’m not a big fan of the orange plastic flags on wire...
View ArticleIt’s Not the Least We Can Do, It’s the Best We Can Do.
(a short excerpt from the book I’m writing – and WILL eventually finish) Why is it that when faced with a problem, my first inclination is to do something? To take action? Why is it that my knee jerk...
View Articlet-minus 12 hours.
Me: “PinkGirl, you know what time it is?” PinkGirl: “what?” Me: “Time to lay out your clothes for school tomorrow.” faux fainting. extreme, dramatic faux fainting Me: “And pack your lunch.” PinkGirl:...
View ArticleI need Mr. Miyagi.
Back to yoga class this morning. I’m paying for taking the summer off. PinkGirl: “WHAT is that SMELL?” FavoriteHusband, working on my shoulder: “your mom calls it ‘stinky hot’ but it’s really called...
View Articlecurious.
I’m back to writing my book again! Momentarily holding distractions at arm’s length. Working on my chapter on Influence, writing about the impact of Groupthink. Curious. If you were in the elevator...
View ArticleI knocked over a domino: the game room makeover.
All I wanted to do was donate a piece of furniture to our church’s annual rummage sale, the WHALE of a Sale. Here’s my facebook version of the last few days: If you empty an entertainment center to...
View ArticleKidnapped by a Whale
I’ve been MIA for the last two weeks because I’ve been serving as the co-chair of my church’s annual gymnasium-sized rummage sale called the WHALE of Sale. It’s been mostly 12+ hour days for two weeks...
View Articlegrace is FREE.
“If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 “God does not ask us to work to achieve salvation. All he...
View Articleordering my environment.
I wrote a few weeks ago that when my head is a mess, I am compelled to order my environment. In practical application, this means three things: cleaning. purging. painting. and I guess decorating. If...
View Articlefacebook fragments: 12/28/13 – 01/10/14
For those of you who don’t follow me on facebook… Wednesday, 12/25/13 What time did you wake up? PinkGirl came in our room at 8:52am. I told her the time was too weird to get up and I had to snooze for...
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