It helps me to listen for what God is doing in a particular season. It gives me a focus for what God is trying to teach me in my life. That is why I love this #oneword thing that is all the rage now. It was something I did, that I would listen for, before… Read More Seeking Shalom: UnPacking My #oneword for 2019
I didn’t get done what I had planned to do yesterday morning. My to-do list went unchecked. Joy Baby was particularly whiney. After trying several things, including handing her into the care of her doting big sisters to keep her occupied, it was clear that only Mommy would do. I finally stopped trying to get things done… Read More Rethinking Productivity
You may have noticed I haven’t written on here in a while. I haven’t been on social media much lately. I’ve posted maybe 8 times in the last two months and most of those posts have been in the last two weeks. I’ve gone weeks without even pulling up those little apps. I didn’t set out… Read More Going Off Grid: What’s Your Source for Living Life?
I didn’t notice how fast I was going. I just didn’t realize. I was on autopilot, not paying attention to my speed. I wasn’t late for anything. I wasn’t necessarily in a hurry. I was just on my way home trying to get my Joy Baby down for her nap before she fell asleep. With no… Read More Slow Down! How a Ticket is Teaching Me to Lean into the Practice of Slow
So I ran a half marathon toward the end of last year. I didn’t know I could do that… until I did. It took a lot of training. Waking up early and pounding the pavement and keeping at it and pushing myself. And it feels good, accomplishing a goal like that. I’m not going to… Read More Sometimes You Need to Walk a Lap: A New Year’s Resolution to Slow Down, Stop Trying So Hard and Learn the Practice of Savoring
We stood there waiting for the bus. She asks innocently, “How was your day?” For a moment I think, “Just say fine,” but truth is it wasn’t fine. “Oh, it’s been a hard day.” I say with a tired smile. I don’t even really have the energy to go into it, the hard of my… Read More The Sun Will Set… When You Just Need to Know that a Day Will Have an End
At 10:30 pm a year ago today I look at my husband while leaning over our bed, breathing deep, and said to him, “We’re not going to make it!!” I was in labor. I knew this was it! Our girl was coming. And while I knew I was in labor, I could also tell that this… Read More The Difference a Day Makes: A Control Freak Learning a Lesson in Giving up Control
“Just give me a moment.” I say it all the time to my kids. My kids who always seem to have an urgent need that can’t wait. “Mom! MOM! Where are you?” And I think, “Can’t I just have a moment here please.” I’m usually in the middle of something… making dinner, trying to stay… Read More Take a Moment
So, I am training for a half marathon. There. I’ve said it. It’s out there now. I have been toying with the idea for a while. One of those turning 40 things that people seem to be doing these days. But I’ve held the idea close to me. Because you see if I tell other… Read More You Are Farther Along than You Think: A Lesson from a Glitch in the Matrix
I was asked to come share part of my story to the 3rd-5th grade girls Sunday School class at my church as part of a summer dedicated to one generation of women sharing with another generation of soon to be women. So I told them a story of this little girl who never knew… Read More You Never Know What God Will Do: Sharing my Story to the Next Generation of God’s Masterpiece Women