Landing on one choice over another can be frustrating, at least for indecisive me. Last fall I enjoyed visiting the increasingly famous Silos in Waco, Texas, but was purchasing an item from Magnolia Market worth waiting in the lines that snaked through the store? What if I didn’t buy anything and later regretted it? What…
If you spend any time on Facebook, you’ve probably seen the “ask your kids” quizzes. Without any prompting, you ask your kids questions like: What is something I always say to you? What makes me happy? What was I like as a child? What do I do when you’re not around? These are good for…
I was deep into a project for work when my son knocked on my door. I could tell he was excited about something, so I paused and invited him in. He had found a video on YouTube of a homeless man receiving a free makeover. As I watched the video with my son, I also…
I am a word person. As a reader, writer, and English teacher, I love words, and finding the perfect word for a sentence or a situation makes me happy. When I was taking classes in education, the importance of intentional teaching was the main theme. Intentional teaching means being mindful and purposeful. It means having…
I don’t think I’ll ever forget the look on her face. As soon as the words rushed out of my mouth, I regretted saying them, but they tumbled out faster than I could pull them back. Once they were out there, the damage was done. We were eleven years old that summer at church camp,…
My friend Libby and I were playing in my backyard sandbox. We were five years old, and I was drooling over the change of clothes she’d brought for her doll. I wanted that stunning, store-bought outfit for my own doll more than anything. Libby was no fool, however; she required a trade, and the only…