…
waiting
April 16 Reading
It’s Only a Matter of Time
I bet you’ve heard this phrase—you’ve probably even used it. It’s only a matter of time. It’s a common idiom we use to say that an outcome is inevitable. It will happen. Maybe we don’t know when exactly, but it’s certain. It’s not a matter of if, but when. I’ve spoken this phrase to my kids as an …
Trading Places
There used to be a show on TV that my husband and I would frequently watch together. We could watch often for the 8 years it ran because during those years we were often at home on a Friday night managing toddlers, preschoolers and nursing babies (my four kids were all born during the show’s run). …
Reflections of Joy: Tasting Heaven
A couple of years ago I went on a sailing trip. Not because I particularly enjoyed sailing, but because I was participating as a chaperone on my daughter’s much anticipated trip for which she’d been preparing for over a year. The kids were excited, eagerly awaiting a multitude of good things that …