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#hydratefortheholidays: Tip #6 – Look Up

by Kay | Nov 24, 2015 | ... on life, Purposeful Parenting

Having Thanksgiving at the end of November really does put a kink into things. On the one hand, aren’t we supposed to be planning December since IT STARTS NEXT WEEK? But on the other, what about the Turkey? and lazy, and food, and football, and raking/jumping into...

#hydratefortheholidays: practice JOY today

by Kay | Nov 18, 2015 | ... on life, Reflections

In a few short weeks (they seem to be getting shorter and shorter – which makes me sad since all I want these weeks to do is linger), Christmas songs will be filling the airwaves. In the malls, on the radio, at school recitals, through churches across the globe, songs...

#hydratefortheholidays: Tip #5 – Exercise

by Kay | Nov 12, 2015 | ... on life, Reflections

Last year I had the unfortunate opportunity to meet face-to-face a not so fun diagnosis of Shingles. But, with all that is going on with my friends and their much more life-altering diagnoses, I really didn’t care much about it. Still, for anyone going through...

#hydratefortheholidays: Practicing Thankfulness

by Kay | Nov 11, 2015 | ... on life, Reflections

Don’t panic. Even though the words, “Can we get together next week? The Friday before Thanksgiving?” might have been spoken today [What?! Friday before Thanksgiving?! Next week!! EEEK!], there’s still time. Breathe. Truth be told, in most other years, Thanksgiving...

Focus on the Family & #hyrdratefortheholidays – Eyes on Others

by Kay | Nov 6, 2015 | ... on life, ...on faith, Purposeful Parenting, service

Being the calendar-challenged person that I am, or it could simply be the flaky-factor that seems pervasive in all I do (or forget to do) – I kind of forgot that the super wonderful folks at Focus on the Family are airing a conversation we had about finding...

#hydratefortheholidays – Sacred in the Ordinary

by Kay | Nov 4, 2015 | ... on life

For the most part, days are ordinary. My sister in law said it well earlier today when we were doing what we do – phone chat. We touch base almost daily. Not so long ago, my brother would go through the phone bill, get frustrated with the costly long-distance minutes...