One Thankful Mom | Lisa Qualls

My Learning Curve: No Farmers Market for my Sensory Boy

Lisa Qualls — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:21:58 +0000

Most days I am home with my three youngest and Eby spends much of his time playing outdoors. With his Sensory Processing issues, he needs plenty of room to move, lots of stimulation, and not too many people. The downside of being one of the youngest is that Eby and Little Man don’t get [...]

They May be Dandelions…

Lisa Qualls — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:58:12 +0000

They may be dandelions, but they are a gift from my Eby and I couldn’t love them more. The day is beautiful and we are heading out to Ladybug’s track meet in a few minutes. Ladybug runs for the local public school and today she’ll compete against her friends who attend Honeybee and Dimples’ Christian [...]

Looming Deadlines

Lisa Qualls — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:27:53 +0000

The days are flying by and propelling us toward the end of the school year, both at home with my homeschoolers and at school for Honeybee and Dimples. They will all be done two weeks from today. My days are full of lists with the most urgent listed at the top, complete with little stars [...]

Helloooooo

Lisa Qualls — Sat, 05 May 2012 04:53:40 +0000

Hello friends! I really have not fallen off the face of the earth. Honeybee and I are on our way home from New York where we were guest speakers at an amazing event for the foundation that gave us a large grant for Honeybee’s adoption. Our days have been full and there has not been [...]

Mimi Breaks the Block

Lisa Qualls — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:16:43 +0000

While I am may be the blogger of the family, the real writers are some of my children. Mimi, in particular, is loaded with talent, and her husband is equally gifted. While Andrew has been busy pounding out his first novel, Mimi has been paralyzed by a serious bout of writer’s block. As a mom, it’s [...]

“There’s Nothing to Eat”

Lisa Qualls — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:58:16 +0000

With Honeybee’s permission, I am sharing this photo because it makes me laugh every time I see it. On that particular morning, Honeybee was standing at the refrigerator saying, “There’s nothing to eat.” While I hate to share my messy frig with all of you, here it is. We had a good teaching moment when [...]

Stop. Take Three Deep Breaths.

Lisa Qualls — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:04:02 +0000

I got home Monday and needed all day yesterday to get my life back in order. At one point I sent Russ a panicked text and he sent this back, “I’m sorry you are anxious. Stop. Take three deep breaths. Continue.” Ah, he knows me so well. My most important project today, in addition to [...]

At the Mile High Airport

Lisa Qualls — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:16:31 +0000

It’s been ages since I’ve been able to post anything and I miss all of you! Let me begin by saying the Empowered to Connect Conference in Denver was fantastic. I met many wonderful people and truly enjoyed speaking. I’m getting more comfortable being up in front of hundreds of people and risking that I [...]

Topsy Turvy Monday

Lisa Qualls — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:00:53 +0000

It’s early Monday morning and life feels all topsy-turvy. In my blog life, I should be pounding out a brilliant post, but in real life, my sinuses are wiping me out and I can’t quite get a handle on how this week is going to come together. Jumping back into life after being out of [...]

Do You Want a Better Story?

Lisa Qualls — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:47:28 +0000

The theme of our Easter Celebration was “Do You Want a Better Story?” During our service we had, Cardboard Testimonies where more than thirty of us held signs sharing part of our stories of what Jesus has done in our lives. Mine is a little hard to read, but if you look closely, you can [...]