by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 19, 2019 | methods, practical, relationships, time management, time together
Sending cards. Around his birthday last year, I mentioned to my husband the number of people who’d wished him a warm HBD on Facebook. My daughter, listening, asked if he’d received a lot of cards. “I used to get a lot. But people don’t do that...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 17, 2019 | closeness and intimacy, difficulty, Discussion Questions, emotion, faith, helping others, Questions to take your relationships deeper, relationships, rest, spiritual life skills/spiritual disciplines, time alone with God
So I should probably tell you that generally (weirdly?) I do not go to the doctor when sick. I’ve taken kids for ear infections and all that, and certainly that time when my son’s staph infection on his jaw made him resemble Jay Leno (also weirdly. And...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 10, 2019 | challenging, difficulty, discouragement, enduring love, faith
Four years ago a friend in publishing suggested I start a blog (well. Five years ago. Took me awhile to come around). I initially looked at her like she’d suddenly sprouted horns. I mean, who has that much to say? (Especially publically? Isn’t that like...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 4, 2019 | Culture, current events, Family, relationships
My 9-year-old was ready to spend his screen time. But you know that feeling, stumbling around to find quality television for an elementary schooler? In a blast from my ‘80s past, I delighted to find The Cosby Show on Amazon. (I mean, sort of. Now there’s this...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 1, 2019 | children, Family, Holidays; Occasions, kids, Parenting, Printables and Freebies, time together
So–it’s cool that I have a lot of friends who are are smarter than I am in a smorgasbord of ways. Last night, sitting with my friend Amber–a stellar junior high teacher, which means she is to be praised in more ways than one–she mentioned...
