There is a movie that runs the HBO circuit occasionally, entitled “Things We Lost in the Fire.” Though I’ve never watched the movie, my take from the previews is that the plot details the intangibles that people lose when tragedy occurs. Sometimes it’s not the material things that matter so much as those items that money can’t […]
Protecting our Marriages from Social Networks
Not too long ago, I wrote a post regarding how I use social media. I talked primarily about my role as a small business owner, as well as someone who is just fascinated with all these new ways of meeting interesting people and/or potential customers and building new friendships. Much has changed in a few […]
The Do-Nothing Summer
This post could have just as easily have been entitled “Second Week of Summer,” but my heart is not to document how we spend each week of what I anticipate to be a 10-week break from our school routine. But this was a week of “ah-has,” as we called them in my corporate days–the point […]
First Week of Summer
If I had it to do all over again, I would have taken last week off completely from school and then begin on tomorrow after the holiday. I can always tell when my mind is spinning, and the product of that level of angst and confusion usually isn’t good. Yet, I was so determined to […]
The Family that Competes Together
Our final dance competition (since our directors decided to not attend the Nationals this year) was earlier this month. Though I always cheer for the kids, this performance was special for our family. All of the performance teams were given a chance to join with the original competitive team and form a larger production number. […]