Love Doesn’t Tire

If you’ve been to a wedding, more than likely you’ve heard the popular “love passage” otherwise known as 1 Corinthians 13. This passage catalogs the things love does and doesn’t do, what it looks like and what it doesn’t. In other words, these familiar verses provide...

Abiding & Abounding Love

When I first started this blog on January 1, one of the first things my 17 year old asked me was, Do you think you’ll actually be able to find 365 reasons why you love us? to which immediately I replied, absolutely. Since then, she has read every post and most days...

Uncovering the Essence of Beauty

One of the animated Disney stories from my childhood that I remember more than many is Cinderella. Of course, aside from the rags to riches princess story of the main character, the two characters many of us recall are the two stepsisters, often referred to as the...

The Gift of Days

For as long as I can remember I have responded to certain holidays with a mix of disdain and indignation; I’m fairly certain this response began with Valentine’s Day. Perhaps my initial reaction to Valentine’s Day had as much to do with what I interpreted as a...

Lost in Time

Other than sleeping, there are a handful of activities that invite me to lose time with them and all of them involve story in some form, whether reading a good story, watching an engaging movie, or working at my laptop on one of my own stories. As our girls have...

The Shepherds on Our Paths

Because we are passholders at Biltmore Estates, our family tends to take advantage of the opportunity to drive through the grounds of the Estate, taking in its grandeur and, right now, the beauty of springtime and the lush green trees and meadows on the grounds. One...