On Our 28th Anniversary: A Celebration of Marriage in 3’s
Marriage is hard. And for that reason any still married marriage is worth celebrating. So on this, our 28th wedding anniversary, I am celebrating what I’ve learned—in threes.
Don’t Force The Duck: 19 Years After Adoption Day
There are good reasons people choose not to adopt. I heard a lot of them. But this week, we celebrate adoption day. Don’t Force The Duck Think he’ll like the duck? I wondered aloud. No idea. We’d never done this before. Jim was as clueless as I. But I had followed the agency directions and…
Active Contentment: Puddings, Chimney-Pots & Dad’s Latte Froth
“True contentment,” G. K. Chesterton wrote, “is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare.”
So how do we cultivate such contentment?
Chesterton’s surprising connection between /kənˈtent/ and /ˈkäntent/ has lately been a world of help to me.
“Not Even the Weather”: 5 Holy Habits for Contentment
If comparison and envy steal your joy and self-pity puts peace to flight, this contentment challenge is for you.