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March 25, 2010 2 Comments

The Collision of Work and Family: Bump

In A Circle of Quiet, Madeleine L’Engle wrote:During the long drag of years before our youngest child went to school, my love for my family and my need to write were in acute conflict. The problem was really that I put two things first. My husband and children came first. So did my writing. Bump.The conflict—or collision—of work and family summed up in a word:  Bump.Ouch. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: change, children, family, high calling blogs, parenting, self-discovery, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, taking risks Tagged With: balance, HCB, HighCallingBlogs, work-family balance

February 27, 2010 3 Comments

Sam Van Eman Makes Me Think

Like all of the HCB people I've gotten to know, Sam Van Eman makes me think. I recently conducted an interview with Sam that I published at NotSoFastBook.com, in which he got me thinking about advertising, culture, Earl Grey tea...and biscotti.Intriguing, eh?Here's a peek at the post:Sam Van Eman is another of the HighCallingBlogs.com people I’m getting to know.Culture … [Read more...]

Filed Under: high calling blogs, lifelong learning Tagged With: culture, HCB, HighCallingBlogs, sam van eman

February 16, 2010 25 Comments

Merci, Belgique

(for the Belgian Wonder, on the occasion of our 19th wedding anniversary)Merci, Belgique,Pour tes bicyclettesHe salvaged tires,A chain, gears,Handlebars,And a frameFrom three different bikes,Maybe more.Piecing it all together,He painted it blackAnd pedaled down canalsFor milesThrough the countrysidePast fields of sugar beetsOr flew downhillRumbling over cobblestonesPast … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, high calling blogs Tagged With: Belgium, HCB, love, love stories, marriage, writing project

January 27, 2010 2 Comments

The Lecture: Healthy or Harsh?

Three of my kids take piano lessons from the same teacher, so they take turns going first. They determined the order themselves several months ago. I thought it was all settled. It shouldn’t be difficult to maintain who goes first, second and third, right?At the start of a recent lesson, they argued.“You go first.”“I went first last week.”“No, you didn’t!”“Yes, I did!”The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: change, children, family, high calling blogs, home, lifelong learning, motherhood, parenting, self-discovery Tagged With: child behavior, conflict management, conflict resolution, HCB, HighCallingBlogs

November 18, 2009 1 Comment

The Season of Getting, er, Giving

Well, it's starting: The season of getting—I mean, giving.I think it's hard to help our kids focus on giving when they're bombarded by commercials, window displays, newspaper inserts, catalogs and radio spots whose sole purpose is to awaken a desire to get.It's hard for us as adults to focus on giving, too, because we're bombarded with all those same enticing messages to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog, blogging, change, children, frugality, high calling blogs, self-discovery, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, taking risks Tagged With: giving, HCB

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