I am one of those people that has always had trouble going to bed. For one thing, I’m not a “morning person.” For another, there’s just so much to do at night—there’s clean up, and exercise, and reading, and writing, and show-watching, and a husband […]
Category: Musings
Cultivating: Finding Meaning in the Mundane
I am being like my Father when I squat in the soil and dig my tool into the cracked earth, working it down beside the long root, wiggling the spreading dandelion leaves to loosen the root before the final pop and pull. As I dig […]
Trust, the Gettysburg Outlets, and Free Chick-n-Minis
Today I’m posting something I wrote just over a year ago. It’s not perfect—(of course) it’s not my complete thoughts on letting go and surrender—but I’ve prayed about it, edited it (for a while 😉), and I’m posting it, even though I know feelings of […]
What Moses and Paul Tripp Are Teaching Me About Parenting
As excited as Jeff and I are to meet our little guy (in just 6 weeks, give or take!), when I think about the actual task of parenting, it can feel overwhelming. God used a passage of Scripture I read recently—along with some wise words […]
How do we wait with hope? December and January Blog theme: Waiting.
The blog theme for December and January month is…wait for ittttt…(nod to Shawn and Gus from Psych)…waiting. The featured books are Waiting Is Not Easy!, What’s Coming for Christmas? and Winter Dance. Waiting can be painful, boring, and hard. Like most people (and definitely like […]
Just Do It
During one summer break from college, I wrote out several goals for the year on a sticky note and stuck it to my wall: travel overseas. Start a blog. Read (some books which I now forget). I may have a read a few of the […]