Minutes to Moments

Last night I wandered into the TV room just in time to catch this scene from Finding Nemo.  In it, Marlin, Nemo’s father, is on a quest to find his son and along the way befriends Dory, a sweet fish with short-term memory loss but deep wisdom about life.  The scene finds Marlin and Dory [...]

You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was brought to completion in his works.  James 2: 22
Faith and action go hand in hand.  In this chapter, James laments those who are of great faith and yet do not reach out to help others, and also those who do good deeds [...]

Thanks Maria, Michelle and Cheryl for sharing your struggles with getting started on exercise and for the terrific suggestions. 
I love the idea of rewarding myself for achieving a goal, no matter how small, on the way to a regular exercise routine.  We trained our puppy the same way and it worked like a charm, so [...]

On Father’s Day,  I have a moment now to visit with you and offer a couple of thoughts about the two dads in my life:  my own father; and the man who made me a mom. 
My husband’s getting tougher to buy for as the years go on, and Father’s Day comes just a month after [...]

The wonderful comic strip Baby Blues featured the young family with three kids preparing to go on vacation.  Amidst the chaos, the father declared that parents traveling with children don’t go on vacation, they just “mobilize their stress.”
This week, my family is in mobilization-mode.
The other day my friend Julie and I talked about preparing for vacation.  Her [...]