Happy Having Fun Day!

If Claire Could Teach You One Thing Today,

it would be THIS:

What Will You Do With This?

I tweeted this link yesterday. It’s a post on Blaine Hogan’s blog by Ben Arment. Ben is the founder of the Story Conference that I am attending next week. I am beyond excited about this trip. Beyond. Anyway, this 100 Words feature is brilliant, and Ben’s words hit me right in the gut. Like, I can’t stop thinking about the implications of what he said. Go read it, if you haven’t already....

“Children are a Blessing . . . “

My kids admiring my friend Heather’s new twins. Heather was my go-to babysitter for years. One time she took care of 9 month-old Ada for several days when Claire was hospitalized with pneumonia. She’s a peach, I tell you, and these boys are plenty of work but lots more blessing! I just thought you all might need a dose of cuteness this...

Does This Social Networking Site Make Me Shallow? Or Better?

Occasionally I start to tweet something and change my mind because of someone I’m “friends” with on Facebook and what they might think. I suddenly get the feeling that someone is peering through my front windows and judging my life. (I haven’t yet sent a tweet that gives me that kind of caution, in case you were already worried.) But I wonder, does that make me shallow? I mean,...