life

Disappointments and Limitations: Starting a New School in a New State

School started back yesterday.  This was an exciting event that I'd finished in high gloss and framed in my mind…

6 years ago

The Voyage of Life: My Favorite Art Works in D.C.

We lived in D.C. (both inside and outside the Beltway) for 5 years, and during that time we always had…

6 years ago

The Weight of the Choices that We Make

Wow! What an election year, eh? Alan got to be in Washington, D.C. for election night, but it was not…

7 years ago

Life Lessons I Learned from Our Years in Monterey

The boys will miss the California drought side-yard of this house. There are 3 things everyone should do the week…

8 years ago

Life gets really fun once you get over yourself.

Life is so much more fun when you quit worrying about what others think of you. It's not about "me"…

8 years ago

Hey, It’s Okay to be an Undecided Major!

I was a freshman at the University of Alabama. Back then it felt like I was undecided about EVERYTHING. That…

8 years ago

You Can Change Your Life By Changing Your Thoughts

"You can change your life by changing your thoughts." --Denise Cunningham I'm still benefitting from my retreat. In fact, look…

8 years ago

Two Important Life Lessons I Learned From Getting Lost

Last weekend, Alan and I drove to church separately. We do that often since I rarely wake up early enough…

9 years ago

Why it is So Important to Focus on the Big Picture Rather than Our Daily Difficulties

Today the boys and I had to walk all the way to the mini-mart, which is all of 1/2 a…

9 years ago

11 Reasons Personal Interactions are Better than Social Media

The biggest change of the year for me has been that I'm so busy with people who I can actually…

9 years ago