I have been away for a while. June was distracted. We had sports activities, back-to-back weeks of VBS, and the shift from school to summer. We spent a week at my sister’s house. We’ve enjoyed flexible bedtimes. Life has been lovely and chaotic and varied and together. But now it’s time to come back....
Category: Engage: Life
Diligence
Diligence is the persistent and intentional effort to do something well. It’s something we all need to have. And it’s something I’ve struggled with for a long time. I can think of easily a handful of places in my life where I really could use more diligence. But the place it’s most obviously missing...
What You Say
What you say about people will stick with them forever. As a friend recently noted: “When you have something nice to say, write it in a note. If you have something difficult to say, never write it in a note. Because either way, they’ll read it again and again.” The Note In my oldest bible,...
Grateful
Today, I’m grateful for three days in a row of warm weather. … for the tiny buds on the apple trees in the orchard next door. … that I’m the last one still fighting the virus we’ve had for two weeks. … that Eric could take off part of yesterday and today to help...
What Do I Deserve?
It’s been a while since I asked myself that question: What do I really deserve? But today I did. It wasn’t out of the blue. It was because of the sponsored post on Facebook. An advertisement for Pandora that said: “Your life deserves a soundtrack…” And it struck me because, really, does my life deserve...