Insights for uncommon joy in the everyday
Every week I join Gypsy Mama and lots of other ladies for just five minutes of fun. She writes: This is the time of the week when we steal those five minutes while the kids are fingerpainting the dining room table, the neighbor’s dog has stopped barking, or the microwave is popping some corn to splash […]
[Continue reading...]We all find ourselves on the edge of big decisions throughout our lives, and most of us inch up to that pool of opportunity and cautiously check out the view: “Oooh, that looks really interesting, but it’s a long way down…” “Wow, that looks so much more refreshing than where I am, but I can’t […]
[Continue reading...]Monday morning. The race is on again for a new week, and you and your mind are running at top speed, full out, and it’s not even 9:00am yet. Hubbie. House. Job. Laundry. Clean clothes. Ironed clothes. Lunches. Kids. Backpacks. Missing homework. Missing sports equipment. Get in the car. Let’s GO. We’re going to be […]
[Continue reading...]Thanks for stopping by and joining in the Friday fun! Gypsy Mama writes: I remember how powerful the written word is. To encourage, to laugh, to cheer, to pray, to listen, and love. Sometimes all it takes is five minutes. Five minutes to just write, and not worry if it’s just right or not. Kind of […]
[Continue reading...]As moms, we very often work so hard living up to unrealistic images of perfection from society, our families, our mothers and our own personal DNA. We buy into the culture of being a supermom, even if it just about kills us in the process. There are many diktats you hear every day, but the […]
[Continue reading...]Today is Five Minute Friday, with a nod to The Gypsy Mama, and here what she has to say today: That’s what we do around here on Fridays. We eat words. Straight up. Without second guessing, editing, or critisizing them. We simply savor all their deliciousness. For a full five minutes. You should try it. […]
[Continue reading...]My thoughts have gone downriver again, unencumbered by any sort of tether. You see, sometimes when I am just beginning to wake up, and am in that space between deep sleep and full consciousness, my thoughts take shape lazily-as though they are just outside of myself-and form much like an eddy in a stream. I […]
[Continue reading...]Every Friday The Gypsy Mama gives a prompt and you are supposed to write about it in 5 minutes. She writes: “I remember how powerful the written word is. To encourage, to laugh, to cheer, to pray, to listen, and love. Sometimes all it takes is five minutes. Five minutes to just write, and not worry if […]
[Continue reading...]There is always a lot of laughter in our house, as everyone shares a delightful, often offbeat, sense of humor.I can say that I have my own special kind of contribution, although often unintentional, always spontaneous, that my family has nicknamed “Kimisms”. You see, once in a while my command of the English language becomes, […]
[Continue reading...]I will shout with joy this morning-Woohoo, it’s Monday! So many possibilities, a fresh new week in which to discover new strengths, acquire deeper wisdom, accomplish written goals, laugh more often and love more deeply. That’s what Monday and every other day of the week is for. Every sunrise is a fresh start, an opportunity […]
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