Double Portion Inspiration

It's our BIG day!  Double Portion Inspiration  is a year old and we are ecstatic.  We wanted to say thanks for your love and support.  We are amazed at all God has done through us.  No matter where we go, we are encouraged by our faithful readers stories of inspiration and joy.  We are honored that you take time to read the blog at work, home, in the airport or on the baseball field. What began as a simple way to share our writing style with potential editors and publishing companies, grew into an opportunity for us to share our triumphs, trials, and lessons from our journey through life.  At the beginning, we weren't even sure what it meant to be a blogger, but with a surrendered heart, we followed God and He activated our greatness! Here are just a few of our accomplishments this year: Renee, Dr. Cindy Trimm, Roslyn (L-R)  Florida Christian Writer's Conference  Attended first writer's conference Completed first...

Double Portion Inspiration is celebrating BIG this week.  Any ideas what we're celebrating?  Leave us a comment below with your guess.  Before we can celebrate, it's time for our Monday Morning Inspiration.  Being the mother of a toddler is awesome.  Even though there are times when my three year old can try every fiber of my being, the interaction between toddler and parent is fun!  Toddlers are exciting because they are finally learning to talk in a manner in which you can understand.  For so long they've used their own language and normally parents serve as translators for the grandparents or anyone else that will listen.  As they mature and their vocabulary grows, they can't wait to use every word they've heard you say. Be careful though, toddlers love to repeat what you say .  Not only will they repeat it, they will say it loud and normally at the worst time ever.  Like the other day, Jordan knew he...

School is now back in session after Winter Break.  As much as I love to have my boys home, I enjoy resuming a regular routine.  Having my kids in school gives me the opportunity to learn all over again.  I attempt to help with homework.  But honestly, most nights I don't feel smarter than my 1st grader.  My husband and I learned NOT to help my 6th grader with his math-ugh! One thing that is universal in most schools are the clear goals that are given to kids first thing in the morning.  In preschool and elementary children have circle/calendar time.  As you move through middle & high school you utilize your planners to write your daily assignments/homework.  These clear goals help kids organize and prepare their mind for the day ahead of them. What about us as adults?  We all have the same 24 hours in a day.  Yet it seems that many Americans are frazzled, running late and disorganized.  There is an energy of procrastinatio...

Last week we challenged you to come up with one word that you would commit to for the remainder of 2012.  We were overwhelmed by the number of responses on Facebook .  It inspired teachers to use the concept in their classrooms and managers to use it with their teams.  If you missed last week's post, here's the link. Today we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday!  He was passionate about his fight for equality.  On Friday I had the opportunity to see history being made when I traveled to Jacksonville to witness the first African American mayor welcome Dr. Martin Luther King's youngest daughter, Dr. Bernice A. King.  Her message was thought provoking and stirred me to write today's post.  She simply asked each of the 2400 attendees, " why can't we ?"  She was blessed to grow up in a home where her mother and father remained committed to servant leadership .  They recognized that they would only travel to the promiselan...

As a blogger, I often read other blogs during my quiet moments.  The other day wile reading the  Praise and Coffee blog , I ran across a post that suggests throwing away New Year's resolutions and instead coming up with one word for 2012.  It immediately caught my attention because I am not a huge lover of resolutions.  Normally by the third week of January my resolutions are a thing of the past.  However, a commitment to one word seemed simple and easy.  I dug a little further to find out more about the One Word 365 movement.  Here's a quick recap from the One Word 365 website : One word can change everything. Forget New Year’s Resolutions. Scrap the long list of goals that you won’t remember three weeks from now anyway. Choose just one word . One word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live or what you want to achieve by the end of 2012. One word that you can focus on every day, all year long. It will tak...

Happy New Year My family always spends our Christmas holiday in Orlando.  This year we traveled to Davenport, Fl.  Using our GPS as a guide we decided on a new route (US27).  We always take the expressway (Turnpike) when we travel.  Taking US27 was taking me out of my comfort zone because you are traveling through small cities with many stoplights.  I was afraid a 3 hour trip would take 6 hours. My uncle's front yard The experience was wonderful!  We went through small towns like Clewiston and Moore Haven.  The average population in these cities is 2,000 people.  US27 is the road less traveled because it is surrounded by agricultural fields. We saw huge fields of sugar cane and bountiful orange groves.  The ride was quiet and peaceful. Mother's Garden During our Christmas vacation we  journeyed to Archer, FL.  My boys played outside all day being entertained by cows and acorns falling from the massive oak tree. ...