Take A Load Off

by | Sep 12, 2012 | Self Discovery

I was ready to pull out my hair; I was so frustrated. Events of the day, busyness at work, and fighting between my two little ones had me at my wits’ end. I remember calling my husband at work in my distress. I was leaning against the refrigerator, when I smacked my...

Even on an airplane, He is with us

by | Sep 12, 2012 | Faith

I was nine years younger when I boarded the final plane that would end our thirty-hour journey to Yerevan, Armenia. I remember stepping on to that plane and walking down an aisle to see seats filled with Armenians – each man appeared to don the same black leather...

5 ways we do what we do

by | Sep 12, 2012 | General

As Andrew and I were driving home one evening, just the two of us, we had time to talk about everything under the sun. At one point in our conversation he asked me if I ever had someone ask me how we make life work with two boys under age two, working in two separate...

9/11 Memorial

by | Sep 5, 2012 | Faith

 Last week my husband and I were on the east coast visiting our daughter and son-in-law in Connecticut. On the way home to Minnesota we stopped at New Jersey’s Liberty State Park and viewed the Statue of Liberty and the amazing sight of the New York City skyline....

Does This Make Me Look Fat?

by | Sep 5, 2012 | Self Discovery

I recently saw a Facebook post of a teen girl that read, “Ten Prettiest girls?” Very lovingly and big-sister-like, I commented on her wall, “Comparison is the thief of joy. Just sayin’.” And after my post, it hit me in my gut; I do that all the time. Does this make me...