31 Days of Real Life: Rockin’ Red Rooster (Wordless Wednesday)
(If I write in parenthesis am I not really being less-than-wordless on Wordless Wednesday? This is real life: stalking a rooster who’s protecting his hen and giving me the evil eye every time my shutter clicks just to get the shot. Two days in a row. Look at how...
31 Days of Real Life: Conformity Versus Conviction Today at (in)courage
Behavior driven by conformity is the exact opposite of conviction-driven behavior. Conformity says, “I’m acting this way because of external pressure. This is what you expect or demand of me, but I don’t necessarily believe in it or give it freely.” Conviction-driven...
31 Days of Real Life: Easy Like Sunday Morning (NOT)
When Lionel Richie sang “Easy like Sunday morning,” he obviously wasn’t referring to a typical family getting ready for church. Not ours, at least. Misplaced clothing, lost shoes, sleepy-headed stragglers, flaring tempers: all this and more fight...
31 Days of Real Life: Embracing the Spirit of a Child
When I became a parent, I slowly quit allowing myself the freedom to let go, to run, to explore, to see through the eyes of a child. Caring for small children takes time and responsibility. It’s only been recently—realizing that my youngest is six and no longer...
