20 miles. 13 hours. 4500 feet in elevation. Half Dome. I love to hike. I’m scared of heights. Before I had kids I loved heights! I loved roller coasters. Montezuma’s Revenge at Knott’s Berry Farm was my favorite. I was going to be the “Cool Mom” who would ride all the roller coasters with my kids. When I turned 18…
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“You need to embrace your legs,”
Says my dear friend who was hit by a bus and dragged by the bike rack for hundreds of yards after enjoying a brisk walk during her lunch break. She conquered the incredible tragedy and now walks with a cane, while enduring excruciating pain every single day. She covers her leg because it is forever deformed from the accident. Hmmm…I…
The Stones Will Not Cry Out
Jesus said, “If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” Jesus was talking about his disciples giving Him praise when others tried to quiet them. That is what I am here to do today, lest the rocks do it for me. A couple months ago I shared about how we were in limbo with my girls and whether or…
Senior Manicures
I just spent the sweetest afternoon with sweet seniors citizens. I’ve only painted the nails of my own girls before, but today, I got to file nails of a 92 year old WWII Veteran and hear about his duty to our country. We applauded the other veterans in the room after on senior citizen read a poem he wrote about…
Wonder
I made it my goal to finish a book over Christmas break. And I’m delighted to share that I met my goal last night! This really is nothing to brag about for I’ve been reading this book for years. I’ve packed it with me on more trips than I can count. I read before bed every night, but I don’t…
Joy Jar
Two years ago I gave my family an empty jar for Christmas. I called it the Joy Jar. I hoped it would encourage a spirit of gratitude in our home. The idea is to write a note every time you are thankful for something and drop it in the jar. As the year progresses, you see the pile of papers…
Thank you notes
Why send a thank you note, you ask? Isn’t it old fashioned? Isn’t it enough just to say “thank you?” Who does that anyway? When I was in college I was invited to a fraternity dance with a friend where we traveled from Malibu to the East Bay prior to our dinner dance in San Francisco the following night. We…
“They will know you by your love.”
Today I had the privilege of serving a room full of senior citizens in Concord with a group of ladies from Bible study. We joined hearts and hands to serve fruit, yogurt, sandwiches, cookies, coffee, hot chocolate and tea. The room was decorated for the Chinese New Year. Lively music was played and there was an “emcee” who wore a…
Voice
What does it mean to have a voice? Who gets to have a voice? Only those who can speak? I hesitated to write this post because I intentionally do not get involved with politics on Facebook. However much this may seem like one, this is not a political post. This is a deeply personal post. In 1974 my mom was…
Parenting teenagers is no joke.
Even though I worked for a non profit benefitting teens and parents for 17 years, and listen to a ton of parent education on my own, I still struggle sometimes to know what the heck I’m doing as a parent. They are always throwing curve balls at me and I’m like, “Wait, what? How do I deal with this?” I’ve…