This weekend wasn’t a typical Thanksgiving. And as I write it’s with a mind and heart that have seen Facebook… Read More Thankful

Six weeks. Yep, that’s about right. The first two weeks of anything are the hardest but also exciting. The novelty… Read More Six Week Stretch

It’s not often my mother in law offers me suggestions with relative firmness but this post is a direct result… Read More New Beginnings…Again

I miss buying school supplies. I miss new pens and the crackle of loose leaf and the flexibility of erasers… Read More New Beginnings

I encountered the re-realization of a blessing today. It came in the midst of the lull of this summer, a… Read More Home Away from Home

I had one of those experiences today when a verse reaches out to you and the impact is so large… Read More Fearing Perfect Love

At 34 years of age I’ve decided that I need to learn to ride a bike. This was a skill… Read More Small Sacrifices

Soccer Mom has certain connotations, doesn’t it? A certain look, a certain intensity, a certain type. I am a soccer… Read More Soccer Communion

There’s something about Good Friday that brings up a myriad of emotions in me. It’s a time of reflection, a… Read More Gifts in the Gaps

We get stuck. We get stuck in our routines, we get stuck in our outlooks, and we get stuck in… Read More Changing the Lemonade Recipe