Fathers form us.Our fathers may have launched us into adulthood healthy, strong and confident having poured into us words of truth, love and life and surrounded us with the safety of strength and sensitivity.Or perhaps our fathers left us emotionally shredded, grasping for something to staunch the wounds as we limped into the world to find our way.Even if a father … [Read more...]
Learning to See
In our fast-paced world, our days speeding past in a blur, we're in danger of losing the ability to truly see.I don't want to lose that skill, that gift.Or if I have temporarily lost it because I have instead trained my eye on the time or the speedometer or the packed pages of my daily planner, I want to regain it.In spite of having physical eyes that function quite well, … [Read more...]
Is Life Too Planned?
Is your schedule too planned?Maybe it's time to unplan your life!Read about it at www.NotSoFastBook.com.Don’t miss a word: It’s easy to subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Visit NotSoFastBook.com to learn more about Ann’s new book. … [Read more...]
Simplicity and a Calm, Relaxed Pace
(Photo Credit: stock.xchange.com)This week, I'm told, is "Simplify Your Life Week."We could talk about how to declutter, how to eliminate two or three things from our schedules, or how to streamline the laundry room.But I think simplifying my life in a way that profoundly impacts my daily experience must begin at a deeper level....Read the entire post over at … [Read more...]
July 2009 MMM Progress Report #4
July 2009 is Mega Memory Month. Here we are at Progress Report #4.(Progress Report #1)(Progress Report #2)(Progress Report #3)How’s it going? Use Mr. Linky to connect your progress report to this master list. If I have time, I’ll swing back by and edit the post to make the links more prominent. Non-bloggers and those who don’t want to dedicate an entire post to memory … [Read more...]
July 2009 MMM Progress Report #3
July 2009 is Mega Memory Month. Here we are at Progress Report #3.(Progress Report #1)(Progress Report #2)How’s it going? Use Mr. Linky to connect your progress report to this master list. If I have time, I’ll swing back by and edit the post to make the links more prominent. Non-bloggers and those who don’t want to dedicate an entire post to memory work, feel free to offer … [Read more...]
July 2009 MMM Progress Report #2
July 2009 Mega Memory Month is moving right along. Already we find ourselves at Progress Report #2.How's it going? Use Mr. Linky to connect your progress report to this master list. If I have time, I’ll swing back by and edit the post to make the links more prominent. Non-bloggers and those who don’t want to dedicate an entire post to memory work, feel free to offer your … [Read more...]
July 2009 MMM Progress Report #1
(alternative button below)July 2009 Mega Memory Month has only barely begun. In fact, it's been less than a week since the kick-off.So I assume that today's progress reports will be modest.Also, feel free to invite others to jump in, because there's still plenty of time to accomplish our goals.Here's the Mr. Linky to connect your progress report to this master list. If I … [Read more...]
The Speed of Social Networking
I posted about the speed of social networking over at NotSoFastBook.com.Would James recommend we be slow to tweet (or Facebook, or blog)?Don’t miss a word:Subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Join Mega Memory Month for the month of July! … [Read more...]
Mega Memory Month is in Motion
(Use this or the small button at the bottom)Today, July 1st, marks day one of Mega Memory Month!Participants now have 31 days to pack into their minds whatever it is they've selected to memorize: a poem, speech, passage of Scripture, or song lyrics.The month is in motion, so it's time to begin.Refer back to the main Mega Memory Month page for July 2009 for suggestions and … [Read more...]
A Note about Friends
After reading yesterday's post, alert reader Marci at Overcoming Busy pointed me to The Creative Mama, who had a post about learning and keeping track of the little details reflecting our friends' likes and dislikes.She e-mailed her friends a form (available for download HERE) and asked them to fill it in and send it back in order to have a record on hand. She pointed out … [Read more...]
To Be Known
Yesterday I stopped by a dear friend's house on the next street over to return something, and we started to chat. She slipped inside for a minute and came back out with a glass of iced tea and a glass of lemonade."This is for you," she said, handing me the lemonade and keeping the tea for herself.Now, her lemonade is great, but I love, love, love her sweet tea. I haven't … [Read more...]
Simplicity & Slowing: Decluttering
[Update: Books offered at bottom of post are no longer available]A friend said the other day, "I don't know how you do all that you do, Ann.""The only way I do all that I do," I replied, "is by not doing it all."What I meant was—and I expanded on this with her—is that I cannot do it all. I don't do it all. I have limits and make choices accordingly.But writing and speaking … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Mother's Day Quiche
Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Just write up a story about vitamins, snap a picture of your child's tea party, or tell us what you snack on late at night when everyone else is asleep.In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. I think of it as a virtual pitch-in where everyone brings something … [Read more...]
A Watch That Beeps
My sister-in-law Marj was instrumental in connecting me with a retreat-planning committee that organized a "Day of Reflection." I was one of the breakout session speakers, presenting The Contemplative Mom: Restoring Rich Relationship with God in the Midst of Motherhood.She attended my session and described it from her perspective in a post entitled "Ann, God, and a watch … [Read more...]
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