It started the night before—the storm of emotions and misbehavior. I should have seen it coming… After his shower, I asked the 2 year old to pick up his bath toys. “Mama do it!” was the response I got. We argued for 5 minutes about whose responsibility it was to clean up, and then he…… Continue reading Pressure: Barometric and Otherwise
Strawberries here, blue cheese there, sopressata over on this tray by the piave cheese…I was arranging the most gourmet and snobby series of charcuterie trays I had ever attempted. They were looking beautiful and delicious. In my completely unprofessional opinion, if I were cool and savvy enough to use Pinterest or Instagram, they would be…… Continue reading God’s great love shown through meat, cheese, and wine?
My adventure to reach out to someone I hadn’t talked to in a while took an unexpected turn. For starters, the two people I had intended to reach out to contacted me first! And they don’t read this blog (to my knowledge) so it wasn’t like my previous post inspired them to do so. It…… Continue reading Don’t ignore someone placed on your heart
The innocent chit chat had suddenly made me nervous. My hands involuntarily found one another and my body tensed up. I shifted back and forth in my heels, rocking slightly as though I was holding a newborn. I confessed to them my fears, and they observed my obvious emotional discomfort with amusement. Even I found…… Continue reading A dumb fear, an attempt at rap, and a goal
I wrote this several years ago, but stumbled upon it this evening and thought I’d share. In my constant battle against living a mundane life, my own words and experience are a good reminder for me. I believe that telling stories are an excellent source of inspiration and encouragement–even if we have to retell our…… Continue reading Birthday party for a stranger
I sit here in a coffee shop and chuckle to myself. I have the very infrequent gift of having some time to kill. So my genius thought is to sit down and capture to paper some of those thoughts that have been bouncing around my brain lately. I have stories, prayers, and ideas and while…… Continue reading A few moments in a coffee shop
I was wrapped in chilly winter darkness as I tentatively walked around unfamiliar buildings looking for my destination. I ended up taking the wrong path and having to back-track to the main road before finally seeing the proper sign to follow. Not the best start to an evening event I was already nervous about. But…… Continue reading Baggage and Redemption
Over the last several years I’ve had the opportunity to fulfill requests of strangers posting on Craigslist in the “wanted” section. It’s been a journey of blessing others, but also coming to certain realizations about myself, God, and the rest of humanity. I have many stories, but one in particular came to mind today: Sometimes…… Continue reading A Lesson in Generosity
I’m not sure what to write about. Not sure where to start. Over the past several months I began writing many different articles in my head, but none of them reached my fingertips and keyboard. I could make excuses, legitimate and real excuses, but really there is no acceptable excuse for disobedience. If I feel…… Continue reading The first step of the journey
Or that’s the conclusion I’ve come to. I’ve been watching Steve’s phone for hours today while he sleeps in preparation of another 9pm to 7am shift. We are supposed to hear back about a job interview he had on Monday. They said he’d hear back in 48 hours. As I write this, it’s about 51…… Continue reading A watched phone never rings
Lucy with the Broken Sword 