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The Importance of Slowing Down

New days filled with new mercies, new opportunities, and new perspectives. My temptation, my approach to my days, in the past was to “hit the ground running” and accomplish as much as possible. I may have hit that mark; I wish I could remember. What I remember, is the...

Embracing the Tensions of Life

Sometimes, the clouds match my internal landscape, that tension between hope and fear, the duel between faith and doubt. And, like the sky, sometimes my tension leans toward the darkness. The fear, the doubt, settles around me. Still. I know the sun still shines. Even...

Here Endeth the Written Words

When I got up yesterday, I had a sort-of plan for the day for how I would spend my time. Honestly, most of my mornings follow the same rhythm of waking up, doing my Morning Pages, spending time with God while sipping a much-anticipated cup of coffee, and then moving...

They Are Humans Who Glitter

As I have moved through the year with this blog of 365 reasons why I love my teenagers, the reason for doing it has come into a clearer focus. There were myriad reasons for starting it back in January, not the least of which was to demonstrate to myself, my girls, and...

What’s It About?

I like to think that I’m more of a spontaneous person than I really am. Perhaps it’s that I like the idea of spontaneity more than the spontaneity itself, I’m not sure. When I was younger, I used to imagine myself living a life steeped in spontaneous moments,...