Fear Not
It’s that time of year again; time to choose a word for the upcoming year. I’m not sure if having a word is as fashionable in 2022 as it was five or six years ago, but I appreciate the practice … Continued
A Prayer For The School Year
Well, mamas, here we go again. Another school year with so many unknowns. Last year was a year unlike any other in known educational history. Our kids and families endured challenges we couldn’t even dream up twenty or thirty years … Continued
A Problem With Prayer – The Glorious Table
I have a problem with prayer. The older I get, the more I realize that throughout my life, I have treated prayer like a magic formula. If I could get the order of the words just right or say the … Continued
The Wilderness Continues
It’s been more than a minute since I’ve written anything on the blog. I wanted to share how Adam and I found a way to make our 20th anniversary special, despite this stupid pandemic and not being able to take … Continued
Keep Showing Up
This week I’m contributing to The Glorious Table. To be quite honest this was one of the more difficult TGT posts to write. Sometimes the words just flow and sometimes I feel like a fraud. Despite feeling like I don’t … Continued
Guest Post on The Glorious Table – Leaving a Legacy
I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy this past year because my husband’s grandmother passed away on Valentine’s Day at the age of one hundred. Even though I was her granddaughter-in-law for only nineteen of those years, I had the … Continued
On Disagreeing
Can we agree to disagree? That seems like a thing of the past. Something that happened in Mayberry when neighbors had to see each other everyday, pass each other on the street, serve each other at their jobs. A line … Continued
Letting Go Of Judgement
I have an online presence beyond the usual personal Facebook page. It’s minuscule compared to the presence of popular authors and bloggers I follow, yet it’s big enough to garner attention and comments from strangers. Ninety-eight percent of the interactions … Continued
Is Your Attitude Infectious?
One day this past summer, I visited an art camp for teenagers from all over the state. To attend the two-week camp, students must audition in their field of interest (art, dance, orchestra, choir, photography, drama, film). The judges accept … Continued
Do You Know Who You Are – The Glorious Table
I’m contributing at The Glorious Table this week. I wrote this several months ago so I don’t exactly remember the context of what I was feeling at the time. Possibly a time of frustration or uncertainty. Sometimes I wonder if … Continued
