Wednesday, I was driving my daughter to swim team practice. At a stop light, I looked up and the car in front of me had about 37 bumper stickers on the back of it. (I am not a fan of bumper stickers. I think it has something to do with the fact that I once…
Category Archives: Family Life
Beauty in the Details
We live in a town that has many well-manicured homes and yards. The kind of place where this time of year brings out all of the Martha Stewart style holiday decorations – color themes, perfectly lit, matching sets – you get the idea. Well, with one eye on the increasingly busy calendar we hauled out…
bringing healing
**This post is from my blog, Thoughts from Holland. With our current adoption picking up speed, I went back and re-read posts from the days after we brought my two year old home. I worry about Will with each change we make in our family, whether it is adding a child or simply changing the…
Home Is Where The Jello Is
The two sides of J seem to be school J and home J. In school, J has one-on-one attention…well, mostly, but that’s another story. He has a strict schedule he follows, every minute of the day essentially accounted for. Though there’s a definitive concern for his growth and successes in academic and daily living goals,…
What Tune Do You Live By?
One of the greatest things about people is the ability to be creative. Except when it’s a four year old creatively pretending to play a CD she made (out of cardboard). In your minivan’s CD player. Yep. Since then, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking of the music I’m not listening to. The favorites…
Best Medicine…
I often call it a worped sense of humor…you know where you can make a joke out of anything? Sort of like “Rosanne” remember that sitcom? I love(d) that show. It to me was as “real life” as I wanted to get. Then my son was born, I would say laughter got us through it all….
The 5MSN Virtual Christmas Dinner!
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how it’s the season… Social distancing, hand washing, and Lysol is plentiful. Guests to my home receive a warm welcome and a dollop of hand sanitizer before touching my son! I know many of you are in this situation too, and I was thinking about how much fun…
A Different Kind of Stalker
I’ve always tried to live my life being respectful of others. I’ve tried to teach my children the same. For example, I often remind my children that it is not polite to stare at someone who is different. It’s a rule I’ve tried to follow my whole life, and yet, over the past several years…
My Good Samaritan
I seem to be having poignant encounters with strangers lately. One was rather negative at the time, and one was astoundingly beautiful. I’m trying to learn from both and squeeze all the good I can from these moments. I’d like to share the beautiful one with you. We traveled for Thanksgiving, 400 driving miles, which…
Lean on Me — A Caregivers Anthem
Music—the soundtrack of my life. Certain songs hold special meaning because they deliver a timeless message. The 1972 chart-topper LEAN ON ME by Bill Withers is one of those songs. Caregivers, listen closely. Then reach out for help when your load becomes too heavy to carry alone.