Category Archives: Relationships

Honey Or Vinegar?

Ok, so sometimes it’s the ElemEntArY TrUtHs we need to be reminded of the most.  This is something I talk to my kids about frequently.  And they talk to me about it, as well!! We like to compare the words we speak to HoNeY and ViNeGaR.  There’s a Proverb that says: “Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweetContinue reading “Honey Or Vinegar?”

Email Me

I recently I spoke with a friend who was hurt about not being included in a DeCisiOn that the rest of her family made without her.  The situation could have been avoided by simply picking up the phone or sending a quick email.   Instead, everyone got busy with life, assumed that she would be okayContinue reading “Email Me”

ThAt WaS AwKwArD!!

“Hello, My Name is Robynn and I’m a GeEk.”  (Is there a support group for this sort of thing?) I remember telling my students that I was a geek and they would immediately come to my defense saying, “Oh, no!  You are not a geek, Ms. Hofer!”  But I ReAllY aM.  (Thanks students for the vote ofContinue reading “ThAt WaS AwKwArD!!”

Can Anyone Hear Me?

I’m writing this post today with a scratch in my throat.  No, not a scratch due to a cold, but a scratch due to raising my voice to get my kid’s AttEnTion or tell them they need to stop doing something for the 20th time!  Can you relate? I remember my teaching days and how IContinue reading “Can Anyone Hear Me?”

{Ba-Wog}

“I’m taking pictures for my Ba-WoG (blog)” my 3-year old told me as she walked around the house snapping shots with an old camera. Kids just love to ImitAtE Mom and Dad, whether it be dressing up in their clothes, playing house, or talking on a cell phone.  It actually is quite cute seeing a littleContinue reading “{Ba-Wog}”

{PAY-BACK}

This is my friend GLeNn.  From time to time I bump into him at the fitness center where I work-out and we’ll ChAt a bit.  Recently we did just that.  Glen talked about his TriPs to Colorado for the summer to get out of the Kansas heat.  He owns a camper and makes the drive west to a much cooler climate.  Glen’s childrenContinue reading “{PAY-BACK}”

Make your Priorities Convenient

Ever since I started dAtiNg Doug, we have always tried to read a daily devotion from our “Word Among Us” booklet we get every month.  I remember how SimPle it was to get this task accomplished in the dating and pre-kid days. There was very little room for excuses on why we couldn’t find a fewContinue reading “Make your Priorities Convenient”

Lost In Translation

Do you ever have one of those MoMenTs in an email conversation or text where you read the comment and your response is, “That was RUDE!  I can’t believe they said that!” That is the unfortunate ConseQuenCe of written communication.  People don’t have the ability to interject tone or emphasis on particular words, and aContinue reading “Lost In Translation”

Guilt Trip

We’ve been on a few trips in our life and we would have to say, this is the one we enjoy the least.  In fact, we don’t think we could use the word “enjoy” at all, because quite frankly guilt trips are down right TorMenTiNg. In the last week we have been talking about this IsSuE not just with each other,Continue reading “Guilt Trip”