Tag: Dayle Rogers
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Good Cop; Bad Cop
When our kids were young, I used to tease my husband that we had fallen into unasked for roles–at least from my perspective. I was the bad cop to his good cop. He traveled quite a bit, and when he was gone, I was the one who had to hold down the fort. I was…
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Learning Curve Conundrum
Soccer is a game that requires team work and an understanding of what each position requires from individual players. There’s a learning curve to the game, as in every sport. As kids become familiar with the footwork and fundamentals, they become better able to play together. All six of our kids played soccer, and now…
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How Wise Is Up?
I’m an experience person more than a thing person. Things meet needs and can wear out or break down. Experiences are memories that can last and be relived in my mind. When my daughter and her best friend drove down to Albuquerque and got to see a Balloon Festival, that was an experience I wish…
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Through H and M And It Still Stands
We have a massive live oak tree in our back yard. It was planted there as a spindly five-foot sapling when we bought our home twenty-nine years ago. It has put up with the craziness of our Florida weather, existing through hurricane after hurricane, When Hurricane Charlie came through in 2004, we were warned that…
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Grin A Little Grin With Me
Babies typically aren’t born with smiles. People have explained that an early grin is just a matter of gas, not an intentional attitude of joy. Babies learn to respond as they grow, connecting with those who interact with them, figuring out what works to bring the best responses from those they’re with. Because God made…
Tip of My Iceberg 