[pinit] Monday, at 7:57 a.m., while the kids struggled with boots and snow pants and hats and mittens, I had this nagging feeling that I was forgetting something. This time of year I always feel like I’m forgetting something. ‘Tis the season to remember all you don’t have. Not enough time. Not enough energy. Not […]
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Giving Thanks in the Dark of the Unknown
[pinit] T-Rex pondered the questions of the universe as we drove home late one night. “Mama, why is the sky blue during the day and black at night?” “Well, buddy, what is missing at night that we have during the day?” “The sun?” “That’s right.” “Ok..so…why is the sky black now?” I looked out the […]
Holiday Hospitality
[pinit] ‘Tis the season to deck the halls and open your doors to family and friends both near and far. Or crawl in a hole and hide until it’s all over. I confess, hospitality isn’t my gift – not in the spiritual or the practical sense. For years, I hid behind a list of excuses […]
Same ingredients, different results. {be free to be you}
[pinit} It started last week over dinner with a group of girlfriends. The topic of Thanksgiving came up, and someone mentioned noodles. The seven of us grew up from coast to coast. Apparently noodles for holidays aren’t universal. Half the group looked at us and said “Noodles? Like spaghetti?” We noodle-lovers gasped in horror that […]
Good news! {cancer update}
Good news deserves to be shared! Thank you all so much for your love, prayers and encouragement over the past few weeks as I shared about Kedron’s cancer diagnosis and the surgery to remove his thyroid and tumor. Yesterday he had his two week follow-up with the doctors. The tumor was large, but the cancer […]
Truth: We need each other
[pinit] The truth is, I’d be lost without our community. Family and friends surrounded us this week in ways that have brought me to tears. Endless texts. Facebook messages. E-mails. Phone calls. Meals. The truth is, we need each other. I don’t know about you, but often I try to act like I have it […]