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Category Archives: Childhood
Hurry and slow
As a kid, I never did anything quickly. I was born a month past my due date. I didn’t learn to walk until I was almost 18-months old. And once I learned to walk, I still took my time. I … Continue reading
Posted in Busyness, Childhood
Tagged activity, busyness, efficiency, hurry, john mark comer, Meeting House, purpose, slow
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Changing the goal
For four months in grade 3, I took piano lessons. Today, more than 20 years later, I can still play a few of the songs I learned in those four months. A few years ago around Christmas time, Christmas Canon was … Continue reading
11 things I learned coaching gymnastics
Through high school, university and even when I started my “grown-up job”, I coached gymnastics. For 11 years I watched kids succeed and I watched them fall down, I made up silly dances and improvised ridiculous games, and I learned … Continue reading
AS FAST. AS THE BOAT. CAN GO!
Austin, my seven year-old cousin, is a pretty awesome little guy. He’s silly with the very best giggle. He’s clever, he does math without realizing it’s math. He’s determined, just watch him navigate the “one more book” bedtime negotiation. And … Continue reading
Living Room Performances
This past weekend, I looked after four kids under the age of 10. Two were my cousins, two were friends, all four are kids that I adore. The ten year-old had just bought the Frozen soundtrack, and almost right away, … Continue reading
How hating a rollercoaster changed everything
Every summer from the time I was 8, my parents would pack my brother and I up in the car and trek 10 hours south to my aunt and uncle’s house in Belle Mead, New Jersey. We’d spend the week … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood
Tagged childhood, choices, roller coasters, Six Flags Great Adventure
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Choosing Butterflies 