Daily Thoughts
That Quiet Time of Day
There is a time as a parent when you become acutely aware of the quiet, but instead of it inspiring you to relax, it spurs you to investigate as if you are Sherlock Holmes himself. You know what I’m talking about, especially if you have been the parent of young…
The Kismet of Our Creative Lives
(this post contains affiliate links) A few years ago I discovered a book by Elizabeth Gilbert called, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear and devoured its words and ideas zestfully. Because it inspired me as much as it did, I also got the audio version, read by…
Fridays That Feed Our Hyperfixations
Who doesn’t love Friday’s arrival? Unlike the rest of the week, Friday brings with it an anticipation the other days of the week cannot necessarily equal. Because my husband is a music director at a local church and works on Sundays, Friday and Saturday officially are…
There’s Nothing Ordinary about Love
Today is 6 months to the day that we woke up to the devastation of Hurricane Helene—no power, trees down, no cell phone service, and no idea how bad things actually were beyond our small neighborhood. Those were some unpredictable days during unprecedented times….
Our Yin Yang Teen Harmony
One of my favorite things each day is getting to catch glimpses of the many ways my teen girls interact and connect with one another. It is wonderfully varied and always encouraging and it fills my heart to overflowing with joy. In many ways they are a lot alike, but…
Messy Days Bring Out Empathy & Team Work
Some days are pretty much like feeling your way through a dark room during a power outage—you know the lay of the land but in the dark sometimes you walk into a piece of furniture nonetheless. Still, if you’re astute enough to track the weather and know there’s a…
Oh the Irony of Flexibility & Life
Oh the irony of life. Here’s what I’m talking about—as I have gotten older I have become less flexible, mainly, of course, in my body, my joints popping more and my ability to sit on the floor for any length of time pretty much gone with the lower numbers of my age….
The Sabbath of Sundays
While I am truly a fan of sabbath and rest, I confess that, unfortunately, I do not always execute this aspect of my week as well as the other things I plan in the days of my week. I am working on it, which I find ironic, really, this having to work at resting. But, I…
A Little Spring in the Air & My Step
Spring, for me, is the kind of season that is suddenly right there, all around you, with its splashes of colors and new life appearing along the roads and walkways; it brings a brightness to everything, including my spirits. Of course the return of some normalcy also…