by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 12, 2014 | Blog
My big kids have four days left of preschool—two this week and two next—and then it’s officially summertime. Eight weeks of total freedom until school begins again. At our house, summer means pool days, beach outings, too-late bedtimes, s’mores around the fire...
by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 9, 2014 | Blog
Today, we wake up to a new week with new challenges, new normals, and new demands. We can’t control much of anything. But one thing we can control is how we treat ourselves. So as we face this new week, we ask God to help us stay away from the toxic self...
by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog
I wrote a bit last week about fear, and how fear can keep us stuck and swirling. And, since then, I’ve been thinking so much about feelings. Probably because I’m a person with a lot of feelings, and at times in my life I have mishandled those feelings and have paid...
by Leeana Tankersley | May 27, 2014 | Blog
I’d like to offer a follow on to last week’s post about fear and freedom. Over the course of the weekend, Steve and I have made a decision about Luke and Lane’s school, and what I want to report is that the school we have chosen is not perfect. That’s...
by Leeana Tankersley | May 23, 2014 | Blog
Years ago, Dr. Henry Cloud wrote a book in which he uses the following working definition for the word integrity: “the courage to meet the demands of reality.” It’s a business-y kind of book, not really my thing, but I have always been struck by his definition of...
by Leeana Tankersley | May 14, 2014 | Blog
This blog post is brought to you by the letter T. T is for . . . Travel We just returned from a week in Missouri, visiting my sister and her family as well as my mom. Every time I’m with my sister, I’m reminded that I don’t get to be with her...