My fault
I really debated all week whether to share with you about my cold sore. After all, talking about cold sores are definitely not fun. But I want to share with you the things it has taught me over the course of the week. Ever since I was little, I got cold sores. They are painful […]
Tunnels
Today, I took my daughter into the city. It’s not her first trip in, but she’s always so excited when she gets a chance to ride either the Long Island Rail Road or the subway or any combination. She gets excited about traveling – actually, she loves traveling anywhere. For some reason, today we made […]
Reminders
This morning I found every reason to complain. I woke up feeling frustrated. Actually, I was alternating between being frustrated and being joyful. I don’t even know if that makes sense to you, but it’s been making more and more sense to me with each passing day. I received the early morning text from my […]
Kindness
There are so many variations and remakes of Cinderella. My daughter knew that one of them was going to be shown on the big screen and she insisted that we go watch it. I’m a big kid at heart, so for me, that was a no brainer. As Ella’s (later renamed Cinderella by her step-sisters) […]
Guard your heart
When I was getting baptized over 15 years ago, I was asked what my favorite text was so it could be shared with the congregation. I boldly stated: Proverbs 4:23, which says ‘above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life’ NIV. I don’t know if I remember why I […]
Increasing our faith
My daughter is now a whopping 31lbs, and as the doctor has shared with me, she has pretty much caught up in terms of percentile growth and where she should be. You see, this makes me marvel because she was just 3lbs 4oz when she was born. When I look at her, while some may […]
Being Thankful – Part 2
I read something that it takes about 21 days for something to become a habit. This refers to good or bad habits – 21 days. I wrote on “Being Thankful” on July 10th, and I think I started my list around then – stopping each day and making a note of one thing that I […]
Dear younger me
There are some lessons that while you hear the message, you don’t get the full understanding until much later. This is exactly what I’m finding out with a passage of scripture I heard repeated at every baby blessing for about 6 years. I didn’t become a parent until much later, but those have been […]
Don’t give up
I recently shared with you that going to the beach is one of my favorite past times in New York in the summer. Because I realize how quickly it seems the warm weather turns into the cold, I take every opportunity I can to enjoy a little mini vacation in my backyard without having […]
Are you feeling overwhelmed?
What do you do when you have too much on your plate and you need to handle it all? It’s easy to become frustrated and overwhelmed by the enormity of tasks that are set before you. I see many parents posting pictures of their kids already headed back to school and I’m scratching my head […]