Daily Thoughts
You Should Write on the Couch
A few months ago I opted to give away my writing desk and while there were many factors involved in that decision, none of them had anything to do with whether I was going to continue writing. Unfortunately, most of the considerations had to do with the small space in...
They Boldly Go Their Ways
Do you remember the words from the original Star Trek series, the ones spoken in the opening sequence of the Enterprise shooting through a galaxy of stars? It was the mission of the starship: “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship...
Fearless Enough to be Afraid
I’m not sure exactly when it happens, but there comes a time when we cease admitting our fears. We don’t stop being afraid; we simply stop admitting when we are. Perhaps we choose to hide our being afraid from others hoping it will make us less afraid. Or maybe...
They Make No Small Gestures
There is no greater statement of love than…bacon. I don’t know if bacon is your thing, but at our house, we consume quite a lot of bacon; it is after all one of the favorite foods even on the restrictive diet menu here. For as long as I can recall, that menu has...
They Are Slivers of Light
(this post contains affiliate links) The other day I read a post from singer/songwriter JJ Heller that resonated with me. It was fairly short, but its point definitely hit home. Her first words spoke to the sense of fear and anxiety life too often stirs in us: “There...
My Genius—Admonished & Admired
In my experience with teenagers, which includes teaching college freshmen and high school seniors, a short stint as an interim youth minister, and now raising up my two girls, I’m just going to go ahead and say it: if a teenager ever refers to you as a genius without...
Solidarity, Sister…
If you have a brother or a sister, you likely have experienced sibling rivalry over the years, whether overtly or rather more discreetly. And, if you are a parent, you have definitely encountered the competition and jealousy between your children; unfortunately,...
They Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Life can feel overly serious at times, and that is one of the reasons I like to look for some of the more lighthearted reasons why I love my teenagers; and there are many as I am learning. As we head into a new month, I have been considering where we are as a family...
They’re a Slice of My Life
For several years, when our girls were younger, I decided it would be fun to make Fridays homemade-pizza night for our family. Years before that, my husband and I discovered the Boboli brand pizza crusts and used those occasionally. We also thoroughly enjoyed...