I love it when my kids make good choices.  Sometimes, it makes me want to celebrate.  Nothing major, just a little spike in the end-zone.

Photo Friday is the one post each week where I try to let good photographs drive the story, instead of the other way around.   I miss my good camera (it’s in storage) and the ability to take “serious photos” for each post.  Sigh.

This week, Watty turned off the television without prompting.  He walked away from video games (a new one) and went swimming instead.  He told me it was because he was frustrated and needed some exercise.

I participate in “Five Minute Friday” from Lisa Jo Baker’s Tales from a Gypsy Momma blog.  She provides a writing prompt, and I have five minutes to write to that subject.  No editing, no fussing.  Just. write.

People all over the web join in the free-writing exercise.  You can too.   I’d love to see your writing in the comments of her page or shared on her blog.  Just let me know what to look for and I’ll cheer you on.

Last week, I wrote about “dance.”

Today, I write about “story.”

READY SET GO

Joy Dare?  What is that?  Until today I couldn’t have put a name to it, even though I’d seen it in action in friends’ twitter and Facebook posts.

The concept behind the Joy Dare is simple enough… deliberate thankfulness. I like that, and I decided to dig further to figure out exactly what was behind all the talk.

Earlier this week, I shared an idea on Facebook about July being a month of “freedom from complaining.” The post I read (and shared) on Facebook says: