Don’t meet deadlines: cross finish lines!
Nearly everyday I chastise myself for not finishing something. In fact, I say that it is God’s great joke that I have a business called Fit2Finish and I never finish anything. What is it about “finishing” that impedes my progress? People tell me to “set deadlines.” And when I do, I get stuff done, almost always by […]
Two Sports in the Same Season: What Can We Do?
Two sports in the same season, it doesn’t end. We just switch which team gets dibs on our kids. Now that fall soccer is over we head into the winter season. The fall soccer players are taking on winter sports, but also playing indoor or futsal, or just plain training outside. Two sports in the […]
Stillness is a Stretch for Some of us
Here we go, readying for another Christmas season. It’s exciting. It’s fun. It can be exhausting. But it’s worth it. I just plan to keep the whole thing in proportion this year. Maybe look at it as an endurance event and try to keep my pace even the whole way. The challenge for me is […]
Busy is okay, it’s the “doing for” that does us in
The Advent season is almost upon us and already I am getting tired of people chastising me for my “busyness” in this season of waiting and preparing our hearts. I’ve heard this a million times before. We’re busy this time of year, for crying out loud, we’ve got stuff to do to get ready. I […]
Strength presents itself in the doing
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 This scripture is on my mind because my daughter is “doing the talk” for the Fellowship of Christian athletes at her school today and this is ‘her’ verse. Not sure whether she chose it or it was chosen for her. Anyway, this morning […]
Ironing out the wrinkles
I know it’s old fashioned, but I iron. That’s not nearly as old fashioned as the linen napkins I just finished ironing. The Thanksgiving napkins. We’ll probably use them for Christmas, too. They’re special occasion napkins. I realized as I was ironing that I love those linen napkins. They’re each monogrammed with a script “R” […]
Out of Order means It Doesn’t Work
My husband said to me, “Here. I’m bringing you a gift.” And in his hand he held a dozen or so empty hangers he had pulled from his shirt rack. “Thanks. You can just put them in the laundry bin,” I told him, “I’ll take it down when I go downstairs.” He looked at me […]
It’s all in how they read it
“LITTLE PIG, LITTLE PIG, LET ME COME IN!”There, did you read that in a big, deep voice? Reverend Miner says, “I hope so, or you’re not a very good storyteller.” Because you want the child to get the message: when danger comes knocking, don’t let it in. Isn’t it funny how children’s fiction speaks so […]
God in the tag cloud
What’s in a title? a name? a tag? A lot, I expect. It’s what we read first, in capital letters, and then decide whether we want to enter in. The funny thing is, the title is usually the last thing I give my posts or my articles. Because I’m really not quite sure what they […]
When do we get around to doing what can be done anytime?
“When can you call on God?” we asked the young people in our confirmation class. There was silence, and then a hesitant, “Anytime. He’s always there.” “Yes!” my co-teacher said enthusiastically, “He’s an anytime, anywhere God.” Other people might celebrate where this class discussion ended. And so might I, if this were a class of […]