25 Ways to Mend your Neighborhood or Community This week we are talking about mending our neighborhoods and I love the idea of after we have reached out to our family that we are starting to reach out to others. I think the biggest thing to remember is to start small....it doesn't need to overwhelm any of us. Just whatever you are doing this week, think of a small way it can be multiplied into something for someone else. A Bread Story My favorite bread recipe (it's linked below) ... View the Post
The Soul Mending Society Week 3: Mending Communities and Neighborhoods
Mending Communities and Neighborhoods: So todays post was pretty much written by that one quote from Mr. Rogers. Outside of our homes our next sphere of influence is our neighborhoods and communities (our churches, schools, sports teams, clubs, groups, etc.) what do our interactions look like in those arenas? Are we courteous, patience, kind, empathetic? But wait you say...so and so is a total jerk! I'm sure she is. We all know, and interact with jerks and it is HARD to be ... View the Post
The Movie in a Sentence Game
The Movie in a Sentence Game This is one of our family's favorite random games to play around the campfire, in the car and through texts. Here's how to play: #1. Condense the plot of a movie into one sentence. Tell (or text) that sentence to those who are playing. #2. Everyone tries to guess the movie. #3. The person who guesses correctly gets to say their movie in a sentence clue....and everyone guesses. Here is an example: I text..."Eccentric billionaire spares no ... View the Post
Mending Home and Family: The Sharing Post
Hello. This is the sharing post for Week Two: Mending Home and Family. What does that mean? That means if you choose to participate in this challenge (any time during the month of July) you can come back to this post and share what you did to help mend your home and family. Simply leave a comment and share. That’s it. Easy. I actually chose my "mending project" for this week at the beginning of June...and we have been doing it ever since. Like the rest of the world our ... View the Post
The Soul Mending Society Week 2: Mending Home and Family
Week 2 is here and we are focusing on the challenge of Mending Home and Family. Let's talk first about Home. This last weekend I declared it "give some love to our home" Saturday. We spent the morning patching holes in walls (we moved some kid's rooms around and had quite a few holes where things had been hung to repair) and then doing some paint touch ups on places that needed a refresh. We have done this many a Saturday morning during quarantine, going through the house room by room ... View the Post
Soul Mending Summer Reads
Soul Mending Summer Reads I love books. Fiction, non-fiction, young adult, mystery, adventure, classics, whatever. And now with city libraries giving us access to vast audio libraries I always have books downloaded to my phone and playing in my pocket as I work throughout the day. I've already read (listened to) almost 30 books so far this year. From heart wrenching stories like "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" to team-work and leadership books like "Creativity Inc" to popular ... View the Post