After your move to a new city, you unpack all of your boxes, and gradually you realize you have a problem. You don’t know anybody. Now you need to know how to make friends when you move to a new place. Sometimes I wonder if this is truly my ONLY area of expertise: moving. I’ve literally moved about 18 times in my life, most of those as an adult. And every once in a while we do the truly life-changing […]
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I’m no expert here, but I think the first step is realizing that this is a problem. It’s not a little problem. Living defeated is a BIG BAD DEAL when it’s stopping you from fulfilling your purpose.
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One year after moving… A year ago, we were the new kids in town. It’s an exciting place to be, but it’s not a secure feeling at all. Perhaps that why it’s so exciting. You’re all out there without roots, marching out into the unknown, hoping the people will be kind and the environment friendly. Phew! It’s exhausting to be new: always putting your best foot forward…Actually, sometimes it’s an accomplishment just to remember to smile at everyone and keep […]
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Right when you move is always at the exact moment that you’ve finally made close friends. In California, we were lucky enough to have a whole group of them. It took a year, though. That first year I knew very few other people. It’s hard when you’re new! I saw an article headline written by a mom with no tribe. I didn’t read it, so I’m not sure how she felt about that, but I am always happier when I […]
» Read moreOn Friday night, I snuck into my home town. My parents were expecting me at 8:45pm, but truthfully I arrived at 7:30 or so, but I didn’t want them to know that. They were still staying at the rental house, but I did not go straight to the rental house. I went by my childhood friend, Kristy’s, house. We were on a mission, you see. I grew up playing with Kristy and the other neighborhood kids. Kristy’s grandparents lived next […]
» Read moreYou may be thinking, “Yes! MOPS! I love MOPS!!” Or you may be thinking, “What the heck is MOPS?” Well, either way, come check out my article today at Monterey Premier’s Engaging WorkLife, and find out why moms need MOPS/ Mom’s Next. Just click here or on the photo above.
» Read moreSomething special happened to me this week. We have been on such an emotional roller coaster this year, and we’ve had new obstacles to manage the past couple of weeks. When one member of a family meets a set-back, the whole family meets it too because we are each other’s support. I cannot write about it because it wasn’t mine to write about, but I felt it almost as much as he did. Don’t worry. Everyone is safe and sound, […]
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I’ve kept a tiny secret from my blog audience. Well, not all that tiny…8 pounds of secret at least… No…I didn’t have another baby. I did better than that. We brought this baby home with us, but we haven’t taken leave of our senses. We brought his mama home with us too. hehehe Aren’t they precious? It was just a few weeks, a few of the fastest weeks ever. See, Emma’s husband is a friend of ours, from church, and […]
» Read moreDid everyone have a great Martin Luther King, Jr. Day? We did! I mean, we just went to school, but that’s fun for us because we get to see and talk to people there. We love people. No, I mean we truly love people. I’ve had hermit phases that were incredibly sad, when I forgot how much I need others. My children and my husband are the same as me. We thrive off of social interaction. Home school families sometimes […]
» Read moreAfter a 19-day vacation to see our folks, it warmed our hearts to find this in our driveway when we returned. What a hug to come home to this sweet driveway art! Our friends did this for us while we were away. Isn’t it funny how it’s the little things like this that make our days bright and cheery? And oh, while vacation was fun, it is always wonderful to be “Home Sweet Home”. Joshua, Caleb, and a buddy of […]
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