The Island Illusion
"If it doesn't directly affect us, we just don't care." A sticky comment floated from a young person at an event I attended last week. I just haven't been able to shake it. He sandwiched it in the middle of asking a question to the speaker on talking to people his age...
Hashtags from the Home Front
In the spirit of hashtags, here are a few phrases frequently floated around our house: #iwasgonnadothat The frequent response to almost any undone task, “I was gonna do that” is a teen’s go-to phrase. It tends to be floated as an attempt to get credit for doing what...
Table Talk – Secret Sauce in the form of Gratitude by Margie Sims
Today's Table Talk is from someone I just adore. Margie Sims lives in Virginia and has been walking this parenting/loving kid road a long time. She has ten kids ages preschool to adult. I wish we lived next door to each other, or at least in the same city so we could...
There’s More to Life than Tasks
Last week, due to a little procrastination and flakiness, I walked into one of the local copy shops at 5:30 the night before I needed sixty-five sets of 40-page, double sided and bound copies. Despite a 6:00 appointment, I Polly-Anna’d my way on faith that I could get...
Table Talk: The Most Powerful Woman in the World by Janet Denison
Today's Table Talk is by our friend Janet Denison. I asked if she might be willing to share her thoughts on the competitive nature of life these days - especially as it relates to parenting. She landed on eternal issues and posted it here. But I have to say.. I love...
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