My “Give-a-hooter” is Broken

Sometimes my “give-a-hooter” breaks. This usually happens when I’m emotionally spent, or I’ve over committed our calendars, or something like that.
I don’t see that Jesus had a broken “give-a-hooter” though.
He had far more people needing him, people pulling on him, pressure, criticism, etc than we will ever face. There must have been times when He [...]

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Saucers and Platters

*Warning: Massive Amounts of Metaphor Ahead!
 
I think we all have different sized plates in life when it comes to our schedules.
 
Some people have saucer sized plates. They can fit a few finger foods on there, but that’s about it. It is like those tiny plates you get a showers where you can fit some grapes [...]

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Cutting the Fat

Ever feel like you are spinning plates just trying to keep everything going? 
 
I have. I love to stay busy. But I walk a very fine line between staying happily busy and being totally overwhelmed. I feel like I’m continually dancing back and forth across that line.
 
Right now, I’m feeling like I need to trim back [...]

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Illusion of Availability

A while ago I heard about this little phenomenon a friend of mine called the “Illusion of Availability.” She actually referenced it in terms of leadership, but I wanted to lay out how I’ve noticed it in my own life.
 
Case #1 … When Jud and I first moved to Vegas, he was so busy. That [...]

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What’s Your Flavor … Night Owl vs Early Bird

I’m a night owl … no doubt about it. I can’t go to sleep before midnight. I can’t get up early either. I hit my snooze several times before I can haul myself out of bed to get ready for the day. My husband, on the other hand, is an early bird. He goes to [...]

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De Ja Vu

Remember this post? Well, I’m back here again. I’m in this place with my rake and my cake, and my balancing on a ball. How did that happen so quickly?
 
It seems that things take about twice the amount of time and energy than I think they will. I think I should double it in my own [...]

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Excuses, Excuses

Today our dog literally ate Emma’s homework. I didn’t even know that really happens. What in the world? She is always scavenging for food … but she apparently has stooped to eating paper. 
 
It made me think of all of the lame excuses I’ve either used myself or heard others throw out. Maybe they really were [...]

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Working Weekends

I’m wondering: If you work or lead in a church, how many services do you attend? And how do you keep your kids from being overloaded?
 
The kids and I attend two services on Saturday night. But they don’t want to turn around and head back on Sunday morning. I’ve struggled with this a bit. I [...]

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Four Arms

 
I used to say that I needed to sprout an extra set of arms. I just knew that four arms would help me get everything done. This week, I’ve needed a whole extra body. A clone, maybe.
 
Is it just me, or is Back to School one of the busiest times of year? Ever felt like [...]

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Color Coding

 
I was never one to really use calendars or “to do” lists. I would always start really strong in January with some brand new fancy calendar that I had purchased. But by mid-February, things were a mess! Then I had a brain storm … color coding.
 
Now I color code my calendar. The kids are blue. [...]

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