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Keeping it hot

Last night we got together with our small group from church and in honor of Scott’s (25th) birthday, we all pitched in to make his favorite dessert and things got a little hot.  Flames danced in the pan while they sang their beautiful rendition of the birthday song.

That’s a pretty good representation of our marriage and life together.

No one has ever accused us of being room temperature, the flames dance a lot.  We’re both off the charts on the passion factor, which has its pros and cons within the relationship.  Things get heated often and easily, but one thing I know for sure is there’s no one else I’d rather spend my life with.

He’s the one and only. . . and always will be.  

During our little family birthday celebration, we went around the table saying all the things about Scott we appreciate and what are grateful for.  It made me …

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Love + Fairytales

In our fifteenth year of marriage this year, Scott & I had the privilege of attending the wedding of our first niece to get married.  It was a “fairytale” wedding in every way.   Set on the sprawling lawn of a vintage mansion beside a serene lake, on a stunning Florida afternoon, there wasn’t much more one could ask for.

It was the perfect start of a fairytale love story.  

Except for that one part. . . when it was time for the perfect couple to run through the tunnel, leading to their getaway car in the front drive, with all of our sparklers waving in the air.  I guess we missed the minor detail that sparklers = fire, which = smoke and in a tunnel = low levels of oxygen.  Not to worry.  Everyone survived and the pictures were gorgeous! It all went down in the books as a beautiful end to …

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Make a big splash

Early this morning, I sat down at the beach to write.

It’s obviously a beautiful place to write. Watching the world wake up here is a little different from at home. There aren’t any birds chirping. It’s pretty quiet except for the sound of the waves lapping on the beach.

A few sleepy-eyed people wander out with their coffee to arrange (claim) their beach chairs for the day.  A grandma with her big straw hat and bright green inner tube makes her way, step by step to the water to float. All is quiet and peaceful.

Until the children start waking up.

Kids don’t wander drearily out to the water. No way. As soon as their toes hit the sand, they run, with full abandon of all things cool. They make a beeline for the water. Arms and legs flailing, they make a big splash, tummy first, into the waves.

The little boy in this …

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The Juggler

If you’ve seen me in person over the last four weeks, you’ve undoubtedly heard me use the term juggling.  The boys have been out of school for four weeks and four days (not that I’m counting).

I love those boys with my whole heart, couldn’t possibly love them any more.

AND

Oh. my. goodness.

Why are they suddenly waking at 6:00 AM instead of 7:00 AM?

The sun staying up until after 9:00 PM isn’t helping either.   They want to talk.  They want to play.

They won’t stop fighting.

I really think someone traded them for Thing 1 and Thing 2 on the last day of school as some sort of cruel joke.  My house totally looks like that, and there’s no big red box, no magic vacuum.

How in the world am I supposed to get anything (and I mean ANYTHING) done?

There is a constant conflict in my heart about when to walk away from my desk, …

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Meet Amy Bean, founder & CEO of Tiny Bee Gift Co.

I first met Amy Bean in a coffee shop in Dallas.  As I listened to her tell her story, I was amazed by her heart and the choice she made to start Tiny Bee Gift Co.   She has a master in Public Policy from Harvard.  She’s brilliant and qualified to lead any organization of her choosing.  But instead, she chose this.  She’s choosing, every day, to do work that matters.  To live the stories of her heart.

I couldn’t be happier to introduce you to Amy!

It’s hard for many heart-centered female entrepreneurs to step up to be the face of our companies. We want all the attention to go the cause, to the people we seek to serve. When really, what they’re looking for is someone who will say,  I’m the one who cares enough to do this. It’s not easy, but I’m not giving up. They want to know we’re …

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