Dear Graduating Senior
Dear Graduating Senior- For the past several years I have refrained from writing about you on this blog. It felt like your teenage years and stories were yours and yours alone. No longer could I spill my heart out for … Continued
What I Learned In April – Do What You Love
This post could also be entitled What I learned in April: Do what you’re good at. But ending a sentence in a preposition is a no-no so in a veiled effort at professionalism we’ll keep it to: Do What You … Continued
DIY Chandelier Makeover
After my gorgeous new dining room wallpaper, it was immediately clear that my chandelier was not going to cut it. To be honest, I’ve always hated this chandelier. It was picked out by the builder before we bought the house. … Continued
Mural Wallpaper with Photowall
This post contains affiliate links. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Wallpaper is back! As a Gen-Xer I have vivid memories of the wallpaper in the houses I grew up in. There was wallpaper with lattice and strawberries in … Continued
Good Fruit or Rotten Fruit
Back in the summer of 2020, when the world was in full pandemic panic mode and after the murder of George Floyd, I would often text with a friend who I knew was a safe person to lament my fears … Continued
Looking Ahead to 2023
(This blog post contains an affiliate link.) January is coming to a close. I’ve spent the month thinking about what I would like to do, accomplish, or not accomplish in 2023. I’m thinking of 2023 in both low level goals … Continued
2022 In Review
Before looking toward the future, we need to look in the rear view mirror. Part of me wants to quietly slink into 2023 without being noticed. You can’t see me if I can’t see you. Unfortunately, that’s not how it … Continued
In The Bleak Midwinter
I didn’t become aware of the Christmas hymn In The Bleak Midwinter until I was an adult. It’s not one that you hear on the all-Christmas radio stations that start playing the hits at Thanksgiving and it seldom makes it … Continued
The Road of Compassion
This week I’m contributing to The Glorious Table. Visit the site for daily devotions and insightful readings. Then an expert in the law stood up to test him, saying “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What … Continued
Finding God in Creation
This past summer, I had the great fortune to spend many slow mornings on my back porch. Coffee, the birds, and the poet Mary Oliver ministered me through the hot months. Most of the time it was too hot to … Continued