Five Minute Friday {Leave}
{Go} “LEAVE me alone!” These words are becoming a regular part of the sounds around our house. I don’t like them. I don’t believe them. He doesn’t believe them either.… Read more Five Minute Friday {Leave} →
Celebrations: Accidents, Mishaps, Stumbles, & Falls
I’m celebrating accidents and mishaps and stumbles and falls. One. Hannah broke her arm at cross country practice. I spent several hours in the ER with her on Friday night.… Read more Celebrations: Accidents, Mishaps, Stumbles, & Falls →
CELEBRATE This Week: XXXVII
I’m glad you are here to celebrate! Share a link to your blog post below and/or use #celebratelu to share celebrations on Twitter. ***** Jordan is officially adopted! This takes… Read more CELEBRATE This Week: XXXVII →
Celebration Expands the Heart{36 of 40 Stories}
After Jesus was resurrected, the third time he appeared was on the sea shore. He had a camp fire burning and fish cooking. Several of the disciples were fishing. They… Read more Celebration Expands the Heart{36 of 40 Stories} →
Celebration Saves
Celebration Saves. I’ve been toying with adopting this as a mantra. A little phrase that will capture a bit of truth about living. A little phrase I can repeat to… Read more Celebration Saves →
CELEBRATE This Week XV
I’m glad you are here to celebrate! For more information, check out the CELEBRATE This Week page. Please use #celebratelu to share. One.I’m realizing celebration is a discipline. Like most… Read more CELEBRATE This Week XV →
CELEBRATE This Week VII
I’m glad you are here to celebrate! For more information, check out the CELEBRATE This Week page. Here’s my quick little list: One. While trying to organize my thoughts and learning from NCTE, I made a list of people at the conference who impacted my thinking. There were over 30 names on the list and people from 18 different states. I love that I’m connected to a diverse group of professionals who help me see what’s possible when it comes to helping kids become stronger readers and writers. I’ll be… Read more CELEBRATE This Week VII →
Healing Holidays
Right now Thanksgiving and Christmas are coexisting in our house. I like this moment when one holiday unfolds into the next. It’s a season of gratitude and joy all rolled… Read more Healing Holidays →
Choose Happy
In my house growing up the mother of all four letter words was the word can’t. Not only was it not allowed, but it would poke and prod until my normally passive parents would be in an uproar. Can’t was a dirty word. It wasn’t allowed out of my mouth. I think not good enough is the evil twin of can’t. It’s dressed a little differently, but it has the same effect. It keeps us from reaching our full potential. I’m learning how to squelch not good enough. Pray. I… Read more Choose Happy →