The Heart in Training Blog

Do or do not do. There is no try. --Yoda The first time I went to a Christian recovery meeting for myself -- an important distinction,...

Updated: Jul 2, 2019 Happy is not overrated. I love being happy. It's my favorite way to be. But the pursuit of happiness -- national...

I am in the midst of what I thought was a "new" stage of mothering. Recently I've observed that my children are questioning my competency...

Updated: Oct 10, 2019 For my birthday yesterday, I received these socks from my college-and-current friend Kelly. I thought it was very...

Updated: Jul 2, 2019 So now that I'm not drinking, a lot of questions are coming up, for me: from me and to me. When you give up...

Updated: Jul 2, 2019 In October 2017 I decided to fast from alcohol for a while. It was after a weekend I spent with family and friends....

Updated: Jul 1, 2019 The last cocktail I had was on Saturday in Las Vegas. I'm sorry to say it was called "Fifty Shades of Earl Grey." ...

Updated: Jul 2, 2019 “Help!” cried Toad. “My list is blowing away. What will I do without my list?” “Hurry!” said Frog. “We will run and...

A funny thing happens when you are writing a book. You can't read anyone else's. It's not just me. Other authors have written about this....

Hitting the Quota of Normal Friendness Updated: Jul 2, 2019 I did not have a great morning getting my kids off to school and my husband...

Updated: Jul 2, 2019 When I am an old woman (whatever age one is considered old), what I most want is to be a "hoot." Like, when I've...

Updated: Jul 2, 2019 Recently I got a text telling me I should be ashamed of myself, followed by the sender's "why." They had overheard a...

Updated: Jul 2, 2019 Last week I had a migraine that lasted for three days. It started Tuesday morning. I medicated. It went away by the...

"I have an announcement to make," I told my husband and kids at dinner last week. "I am not a good driver." They look back at me with as...

I'm one of those obnoxious people, who, when complimented on something I'm wearing, will tell you the story of how, why and where I got...

Yesterday I spoke to a moms group on a subject I all "Meeting Needs and Taking Names," what I believe are the two essential aspects of...

I recently met a women's pastor, Debbie, at a speaking event. I'm not big on small talk, so within 30 seconds we were talking about...