Discover Your Inspired Life Through Journaling
Are you living an “inspired” life? An inspired life is a lifestyle. It’s living up to your full potential, living the life of your calling and living a life of passion. When you are living an inspired life, you feel connected and you have purpose. Often times living your “inspired” life is likely to inspire […]
A Lesson in Letting Go
I watch a father and his daughter standing in the shallow waters along the shores of the lake. He holds his hands beneath her stomach, as if he were a juggler and she an object to keep in balance. He is teaching her how to swim. He explains to her how to let the water […]
Full Circle
The life lived and the things loved as children are often what form the character and tastes we carry with us into adulthood. It would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of our family cabin at the Lake of the Ozarks. It was a place where many childhood memories were made. Ours was a red cabin trimmed […]
Dedicated To All The Young Moms Out There
Now I Know Before I had three kids, one infant seat, a playpen, a gnawed crib and an incomplete magnetic alphabet stuck to the refrigerator, I lived simply in a two-bedroom apartment with my husband. We had a double bed in one bedroom and an office set up in the other. We had a spare closet […]
The Power of Laughter
Don’t you love to be around people who are fun? Not people who use fun in the wrong way – to belittle another person, but the kind of fun that makes you laugh till your stomach hurts! I loved being around my Grandpa – because he was so much fun. He loved telling jokes and […]
Lessons From An Oak Tree
I loved spending summers on my grandparents’ farm. Grandpa was a dairy farmer, so his day began way before sunrise. I recall hearing him head out the back door and down the path by the smoke house where he would milk the cows and later bring in fresh milk for breakfast. After that eggs were […]
Teachers Who Make A Difference
The teachers we remember most are not necessarily the ones who are famous or hold some high position. The teachers we remember most, the ones who stand out from the rest, are the ones who made a profound and lasting impact on our lives. I was in sixth grade when I was introduced to Mr. […]
Parenting 101: 7 Quotes Worth Remembering
Check out these quotes that give those of us who are parents something to think about: Our children are not just going to be our children. They are going to be other people’s husbands and wives and the parents of our grandchildren. – Mary Calderone Don’t let […]
Parenting 101: 3 Steps To Building A Successful Family
A lot of hard work goes into building a successful family. Looking back over 35+ years of parenting, along with the fact that we definitely made our share of mistakes, here are 3 key steps that will contribute to a a great family. Step #1 CHOOSE YOUR FOUNDATION CAREFULLY Every construction project begins with the foundation. […]
Laura’s Album Preview
It’s been almost 20 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. As the Director of the Children’s Choir at church, I was approached by a young girl who wanted to audition to sing in the Christmas musical that year. She assured me she would learn her part and come to every practice. […]
