Aug 15, 2014 | Empty Nest, Faith, Life Coaching, Love 365, Marriage and Family, Other, Parenting, Practicing Love, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times
The Art of Letting Go It’s that time of year. Every time it rolls around, my heart remembers and I start praying. Help each and every parent I know, God, to master the art of letting go. Even as I sat under my beloved beach umbrella (yes, I sat there quite a...
Aug 13, 2014 | Empty Nest, Faith, Life Coaching, Love 365, Marriage and Family, Other, Practicing Love
*Please note this post is longer than “ought to be,” so I ask you to bear with me. The Way of Love Never in a million, trillion years would I have thought Gift from the Sea was filled to the brim with marital advice. As I sat under my beloved beach...
Jul 4, 2014 | Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Life Coaching, Marriage and Family, Parenting, Strength for Hard Times, Vision
“Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.” ― Gerard Way Celebrating Heroism. When was the last time you felt heroic? Or, when you felt you were near heroism? Or, perhaps found yourself celebrating heroism? For me, it was last Sunday. On a...
Jul 1, 2014 | Conversation, Empty Nest, Faith, Life Coaching, Marriage and Family, Other, Parenting, Practicing Love
“If John Lennon was right that life is what happens when you’re making other plans, parenthood is what happens when everything is flipped over and spilling everywhere and you can’t find a towel or a sponge or your ‘inside’ voice.” ― Kelly...
Jun 19, 2014 | Conversation, Empty Nest, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Life Coaching, Marriage and Family, Other, Parenting, Practicing Love, Strength for Hard Times
From the Archives, June 19, 2014 As I write this from the future…having already lived through this blog, I see how I worried for nothing. God took care of things, as He always does. All my worrying did absolutely nothing but rob me of my joy. Here I am all these...
Jun 1, 2014 | Conversation, Empty Nest, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Life Coaching, Marriage and Family, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times
“A tree that allows birds to nest in it should never complain about its shred leaves.” ― Vikrant Parsai A New Nest! The doorbell rings. “Hey, can you move the wreath?” my husband asked. He was preparing to power wash the front porch and didn’t want...