Tag: expectations
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The First Step Is The Real Journey
Walking is a learned skill. We don’t come into the world knowing how to do it. We barely know how to kick and flail. Crying is innate. Any small dissatisfaction–at most any age–can give us cause to use our voices. Walking is something every parent longs for their first child to accomplish quickly. It’s a…
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Have Shneezles, Should Not Travel
John and I’ve been waiting forever to get away alone. The previous ten months have been a jumbled collection of too much travel, multitudes of appointments, a plethora of conversations that have filled both our lives. Busy has become a way of life. Everyone’s busy these days. What we’ve done, however, is made life outside of us…
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Happily Ever–When?
I’m a great expecter–with massive expectations of what my life should look like. I fully expected to get through college, find a job and get married. Did that. The fact that I’m still married to that guy I dated all those years ago is a testimony to the grace of God. I fully expected to have…
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My Hat’s Off To Whom?
I wish I had a hat head. I don’t. It’s rather large, as heads go, and I look foolish wearing them. My kids and the grands, on the other hand, look…well, grand in hats. As a child, my sisters and I used to get cute hats for Easter. We’d parade around like we were…
Tip of My Iceberg 