by Charity Singleton Craig | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog, My Word of the Week
ca·pac·i·ty – noun \kə-ˈpa-sə-tē, -ˈpas-tē\ : the ability to hold or contain people or things : the largest amount or number that can be held or contained : the ability to do something : a mental, emotional, or physical ability __________ I’m sure it comes as no...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Apr 15, 2013 | Archived Blog Posts
When I first read Ann Kroeker’s book, Not So Fast: Slow-Down Solutions for Frenzied Families, I was single. It seemed counterintuitive to read the book, given the subtitle. But I had just met Ann and our fast-forming friendship led me to believe there would be gems...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Mar 7, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
I’d like to say it was my sister’s fault. I was using the mixer to help, just a bit, with the homemade truffles she was making, after all. But it wasn’t her idea to make the four batches all at once. I had suggested it. And it wasn’t her idea...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Feb 19, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
When I was a child, I was afraid of the dark. At least that what it seemed like to my parents, who had to leave the hall light on for me until I was in Junior High. It didn’t help that we lived in a house that was built into the side of a hill and my room had no...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Feb 11, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts, Read and Respond
I’m trying to write, here, and my puppy, Tilly, thinks it’s time to play. Three times she has come running over to my laptop and tried her best to eat the mouse. She jumps up on my lap, licks my hands – which comes dangerously close to biting —...