Just over 1 month until Isn’t it Time for a Coffee Break? Doing life together in an all-about me kind of world releases! I’m so excited to share this with you that I can hardly stand it. It’s been an incredible journey over the past year. I look back and shake my head thinking, “Only […]
Archives for November 2012
Are you Hungry?
I sat in the back of the classroom in a green metal chair, just small enough that my knees bent at an uncomfortable angle. The room hummed with the morning activity of students unloading backpacks, turning in homework and making their lunch selections on the white board. I waited patiently for my morning assignment. For […]
Doing Life Together – Jen
Today’s post comes from a long-time, dear friend and my running partner, Jen Gusey. Jen lives in Michigan with her husband and 4 children where she spends most of her time homeschooling her kids and serving in her local church. She also enjoys gardening, long distance running and drinking coffee with friends. She has recently […]
Community begins at home
The snow crunched under my feet. I paused outside the heavy glass doors. The playground was eerily quiet, the lull before the storm of five to seven-year-olds about to invade. Slices of bread hung by yarn on a tree, flapping in the wind, awaiting hungry birds. I took a deep breath of the frigid, fresh […]
Doing Life Together – Brenda
The post today is from Brenda Yoder, a friend I met this past summer at the Speak Up Conference. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Brenda, and every time I read her writings, I learn so much. Brenda lives life on a farm in Northern Indiana with her husband and four children, ages ranging from […]
My childhood makeup
I’m guest posting today on my writing pal and good friend Susie Finkbeiner’s blog. I share a fun little piece of my childhood. There’s lots of makeup. And dressing up. Honey-Boo-Boo should be jealous! Check it out here! And then after you’ve read that story, if you’re interested in how that led to meeting my […]