Do you know what I say a lot? In a minute. Or other versions of that same thought, like the next time I get up, when I come in there, after I finish this chapter, when your daddy gets home, this weekend, next week, later." I don't think I realized how frequently I said those words to my children. I just know that my girls don't ever need anything from me unless I've just sat down, just pulled the covers up, just closed my eyes, read one sentence of a book or taken the first bite of a hot meal. I was laying in bed one night last week, reading a book while Josh surfed the internet. Ella was reading in her room and Sophie was playing in the playroom. It was pretty early in the evening for me to be relaxing, but the dinner dishes were put away, baths and homework were checked off the list and ...
from the heart
Be Yourself
My sister's husband is a teacher at my alma mater and a few weeks ago he asked me to talk to the entire middle school about my career and incorporating creativity in the workplace. I'll be honest and tell you - that is a scary age group. I talk with/to groups of adults all the time and never get nervous, but put me in a room with two hundred pre-teens and my knees are knocking. I was so flattered that he invited me. My college and career path was a little unorthodox and it's great for kids to know that there are options and that a degree doesn't dictate the kind of career you'll end up with. I know that moms struggle with guilt over whether to work or stay at home and I'm so fortunate to know that a career woman is exactly what God means for me to be on Monday, October 28, 2013. I know ...