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This is the second part to a letter that I am making public. You are welcome to share it with your children also. The first part is here. Dear Sons, I told you the context in which Daddy and I first met. We were in a “senior citizen” prayer meeting. Just the fact that he was there spoke volumes about who he was and what he valued. But it isn’t enough to be in agreement with those who like good things. Those good things need to be a part of you, in order to develop chara

To my three teenage sons: At the time of this writing, you are: 18, 14, and 13, and you are all just getting to the age where you are starting to be men. You are old enough to understand the difficulties in this life and are experiencing some of the privileges that go with manhood. I would like to tell you what your father was like when he was a little older than you are now, since he is so humble and modest that you’ll never hear it from his lips. Daddy is uncommonly humbl

I’m trying, but it’s going to be hard, to be gentle about something I have strong feelings about. O.K. try not to tune me out, and bear with my loose thoughts. There may be readers out there who are very happy with their new found opportunity and don’t want to change their minds. If you have a company that you are happy with, leave me a comment. I am looking for one of these MLM companies that does actually serve its salespeople well. Some of the brightest and best of us

“Six things the Lord hates… and one who sows discord among brothers..” Pr. 6: 19 I’m on a roll here, and I have a lot to say on this subject of multi-level marketing, but one thing I would like to make clear is this: I do not have a personal axe to grind. I have not lost thousands of dollars, been cheated or tricked into bad decisions or even have a close friendship with someone who is caught up in this. So, if you are just joining us, you may want to read Part 1 and Part 2.

Everywhere you look, things are creeping into the church. And for the sake of “not offending anyone”, we are all silent. We graciously say “no thank you” and let well-meaning people continue to wallow in the sea of bad decisions. Meanwhile, the waves of financial chaos, friendship manipulation, and spiritual fragmentation are crashing on all sides of the pews and pulpit alike. What is this well-packaged intruder that splintered the Gospel focus in the name of financial sec

In old days, like before the internet, information passed a lot slower from person to person. If you had a joke or a story to tell, someone would have to “tell it” to you. You could decide right then and there if you liked it or didn’t. You also could decide whether or not this bit of information was worthy to be passed on. Consider a joke from the third grade. One child tells you, and then you tell someone else. Three weeks later, the joke has made full circle and is bac

I think about these things. If I were a millionaire, what EXACTLY would I do differently? I probably would not stop –being a stay at home mom, especially if my kids are the ages that they are –being a wife to the greatest, handsomest, 45 year old –homeschooling, in the same way that I do it –teaching pilates at the Y for min wage and teaching at Hamilton Sundstrand for donation only –teaching at Hallstrom (perhaps I would make everything free?) –buying my clothes at second

It just so happens that a local health club, Peak Fitness, is hosting a pilates training class this weekend. It’s the Physical Mind Institute/also known as “the Method”. Pilates training is never cheap. Even the most basic levels are $40o.00. Even though I’ve been teaching mat pilates since 2007, I still look forward to learning new things! And yes, I was able to scrape together the funds for the class. Most pilates teachers make money– a lot of money. I’m just in a pla

An actual comment from a reader: “You are awesome, but much too scary for me. Organizing, teaching pilates, 5 kids, homeschooling? Are you kidding? I’m tired just reading your blog. Seriously, what about us normal women or those stuck in a rut?” My response: Well, I’m tired just living my life too. Let’s all just go take a nap, OK? Well, let’s just get one thing straight here. I did not write this blog to spread my awesomeness around the internet, since there really is

I’m going to go out on a limb here. Are you ready? Psychology. That’s it. I like psychology. I mean I really like psychology. So, what do I mean when I say: psychology? Am I talking about the Psyche 101 class in college? Am I talking about Freud, Skinner, or what? And what does a Christian have to do with all of that stuff? We have the Bible, and that’s enough, right? The concept of psychology is embodied by this thought: the study of the human mind/ inmost being. Bo