by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 6, 2018 | Africa, emotion, Gratitude, humility, Ideas, waiting
A friend told me recently of a trip he and his wife to Hawaii took several years back. After dropping his wife at the terminal for the flight home, he was the only person on the rental car shuttle. He recalled the shuttle driver’s words: “I think I need to go on...
by Janel Breitenstein | Aug 29, 2018 | children, compassion, Discussion Questions, Family, guest post, helping others, Ideas, kids, Parenting, poverty
A couple of weeks ago my trusty Subaru was packed with a bunch of sweaty kids (mine), headed home from our organization’s picnic. The mood was light, the windows down. We played two of my admittedly weird games: Where in life do you think your sibs and yourself will...
by Janel Breitenstein | Aug 24, 2018 | children, community, education, free download, kids, Parenting, prayer, prayers, Printables and Freebies, teachers/educators, tweens and teens
So…I’m guilty of reposting this every year. Because even this morning as I left an absurdly quiet house to go on a jog, I realized I wanted, needed, to pray for these key influencers in my kids’ lives. And I’ve seen them make a tangible...
by Janel Breitenstein | Aug 21, 2018 | friendships, helping others, Marriage, relationships
Well. I’d been waiting for a good illustration for this post. I didn’t really want it to come when I was sleeping (probably snoring?) last week at precisely 12:35 AM. That is when my husband, arriving home late, confirmed I was good to go on that meeting...
by Janel Breitenstein | Aug 17, 2018 | Church, Culture, true success, work
Last week was the week where you sign enough paperwork that you think, Maybe I just bought a house or something. But actually, you’ve just registered your kids for school. I lost track of how many boxes of pencils and packages of notebook paper I purchased. And...
