Leaves & Transitions
I arrived home from running some errands one day last week and immediately needed to run the dogs out back. We were still enjoying a nine-day stretch of absolutely perfect fall weather, but the temps...
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Life, Rearranged
We’ve had a little bit of frustration here lately involving DH working from home on Fridays. When he has big projects going on, it’s pretty hard for him to navigate with his little laptop (I think he...
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Get Rid of the Goat
When I was a kid, growing up in the country, we’d pass a goat farm (or at least a house where they kept several goats) on our way to the post office. Secretly I was always fascinated by them; I thought...
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Come: A Word for All Seasons
Advent is this beautiful, weighty season, a time-honored tradition of the church where we enter into a period of waiting. Just as the Israelites of old did, we acknowledge the darkness and brokenness...
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Word, Words and More Words
For the past few years, I’ve done like many people and gone with a “word of the year” in lieu of quickly abandoned New Year’s Resolutions. You’d think my typically distracted brain would appreciate...
View ArticleThe Gratitude Thing
In recent years, gratitude has been a prominent theme in the writing world. Think 30-day, 100-day, or even 1000-day gratitude challenges. Think gratitude journals and happiness jars . . . there are...
View ArticleThe Box Dilemna
As is my habit in the days after Christmas, as I put away my Christmas decorations, I feel the need to organize my “stuff.” By stuff, I mean that which lurks in hiding – closets, cupboards, and...
View ArticleFirst Steps and Fresh Starts
Is it just me, or do you ever feel carried along in whatever seasonal marketing wave has hit the scene? You know how it goes. As early as October, before we’ve had time to plan our Halloween costumes...
View ArticleBut I Can’t: Confessions of a Would-be Gym Rat
“I can’t do it,” I heard myself pleading with the young man who’d been lucky enough to gain me as a client for the three free personal training sessions I won at the gym’s grand opening. I stood in...
View ArticleCollections and Four Little Words
I’d like to tell you that I’m not one of those folks who collect things–that I’m not a stuff girl, that I’m a minimalist–but that’d be a flat out lie. A quick glance around my place and you’d know that...
View ArticleMixed Blessings
“I’m all mixed up.” I remember the day I realized things were not all right with my aunt. A friend and I were enjoying lunch when my phone rang and my aunt’s number popped up. Since she rarely called...
View ArticlePondering the Psalms: Essence and Agenda
Our ladies’ group has been reading through the Psalms together this fall, gathering for an hour or so, just reading and listening together. Many of us have opted to pick up a commentary or book to use...
View ArticleHello, Advent!
It’s that time of year again. If you follow the church calendar at all, the year is actually winding down, and we’re coming up on the start of a new year in the life of the church. If you’ve followed...
View ArticleA Girl Can Dream
Ah, hello 2018! Am I alone in loving a fresh new year? I’ll go one further: I love January, even with its wintry blast. It forces me to stay put a little longer, and in that place, once the Christmas...
View ArticleVaLENTine’s Day 2018
Yep, there it is – smack dab in the middle of a day devoted to chocolate and flowers and cheesy sayings imprinted on tasteless candy hearts – Lent. I can’t recall Ash Wednesday ever falling on...
View ArticleTogether
Today our church community spent a beautiful day on retreat together. Men, women, boys, and girls got up early, set aside their usual and necessary Saturday tasks, and gathered at the Salvation Army...
View ArticleOn Making Soup
I spent several glorious days last week at the Festival of Faith and Writing Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Despite the downright wintry temps and freezing rain that stung my face as I traipsed...
View ArticleMagnolia Moments
Sunday was graced with much welcome sunshine—a perfect day to take the aunt for a little drive—something we used to do quite often. I’ve learned to mix business with pleasure, so to speak, toting her...
View ArticleLeaves & Transitions
I arrived home from running some errands one day last week and immediately needed to run the dogs out back. We were still enjoying a nine-day stretch of absolutely perfect fall weather, but the temps...
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Life, Rearranged
We’ve had a little bit of frustration here lately involving DH working from home on Fridays. When he has big projects going on, it’s pretty hard for him to navigate with his little laptop (I think he...
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