Every morning in my little "highlight journal", I jot down a positive quote. (In between my daily summary paragraph (top part) and my bullet journal style recap (bottom half) which tracks my workouts, meals, accomplishments, gratitude, etc.) I thought I'd share a few I've written down lately: "Don't base your decisions on the advice of… Continue reading Positive quotes
I love parables, but haven't shared any here in a while! Recently I ran across this one, which I know I've heard before, but it had been a long time. So, the message kind of "got me" again. Figured being Sunday today and all, it's a good day for this. 🙂 I Sent You a… Continue reading Don’t miss the blessing- “I sent you a rowboat”
A friend shared a post on Facebook yesterday that I absolutely loved. These are the types of posts that I truly live for on social media- it felt insightful, relevant, valuable and it spoke to me. I clicked "save!" "save!" as fast as I could. 😉 The main point I took away was that parenting… Continue reading Picking your battles wisely (with kids)
* I heard this song the other day on the radio in the car, for the first time in AGES and I cranked it up and shrieked to Asher, my passenger, "Oh my gosh!!! I LOVE this song!!! I haven't heard this in forever!! Listen to the lyrics." I bet many/(most?) people have heard this… Continue reading Live like you were dying
Tuesdays continue to be our busy night of the week, and honestly probably my least favorite night. Cross country practice is now out of the mix, but that means Asher's piano lesson has moved back to Tuesdays. Last night an extra wrench was thrown in there, too, because Asher had a quarterly group piano class… Continue reading The ONE thing & an unexpected treat
My Don't Sweat the Small Stuff desk calendar taught a good lesson this week, spread out over the last few days. Thought I'd share it here for your benefit, too. 🙂 It said (in summary): To become a less reactive, happier person, remember the three R's: 1- Responsive Act appropriately to the actual issue at… Continue reading “The Three R’s” lesson + misc. life
Once upon a time, there was a man. The man had a much younger brother, who would sometimes travel from a far away land to visit him. The younger brother was grateful to the older brother for inviting him into his home. To extend his gratitude, the younger man would offer to help the older… Continue reading The Parable of the Diesel Fuel
In honor of the Olympics kicking off today (Opening Ceremony is on live right now!!) AND Asher kicking off Day 1 of the Wisconsin 12&Under Long Course State Swimming Championship meet this afternoon, here's a little inspirational story I saved the other day. (I have heard other, simpler versions of this story, but I like… Continue reading Soar like the eagle you are 🙂
The other day I received this great little story in 5 am Joel's daily email*: There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys. How’s the water?”And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and… Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday & “This is Water”
Gorgeous sunrise this morning. Too bad it is 33 degrees outside!!!!!! COME ON. Quick update: I accomplished all 3 of my Today's 3 Things from yesterday. Score! I called to unlock our Edvest account that I couldn't log into. I got Asher's band lesson rescheduled for next week. And, I went to the gym- despite… Continue reading Simple Man
GRATEFUL KAE 