Collaborations Created around Creativity

As a writer, I am familiar with the way my creative pursuit can sometimes feel isolating or even lonely because so much of writing happens in solitary time blocks. This is why I have often been drawn to the stories about The Inklings, the group of writers and friends...

A Celebration of Great Joy

The beginning of the year for us translates into birthday season; birthday season falls just after the New Year with its short days and long nights of winter and just before Easter with its longer days and shorter nights of springtime. All three women in our household...

They Make Room for Me

When we first moved to North Carolina we rented a single family home that included two garages, a sun porch room, a kitchen, a dining room and a living space that allowed for a reading nook for my then young readers as well as a living room space set up closer to the...

Never Too Soon to Reminisce

When we first saw the trailer for Inside Out 2, I remember my 16 year old telling me she wanted to see it in the theater. Going to the theater isn’t something we’d done a lot over the years, choosing to watch new movies at home where we could pause and rewind or fast...

Being Independent Together

When I was growing up and we were in math class, there was a strong focus on the importance of us doing math without the use of a calculator. The argument for this, as you probably know, was that clearly we wouldn’t have access to calculators everywhere we went. Oh,...

A Good Morning Routine

I am not a morning person, and, yet, I love mornings. Well, I love them once I pry myself out of my bed and head downstairs for some coffee and quiet time in my favorite chair. I enjoy the predictable routine and rhythm of my morning alone time with God, my Bible, my...