I’m preparing a talk while at a coffee shop, one of the cool ones with people busting out of the seams doing all the important things while drinking fancy beverages and eating yummy breakfast ...
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My Favorite Color is Green
I have been hiding so long that it's almost too bright out here for my eyes to adjust. As a teacher and encourager it is a downright hostile environment to say anything at all these days. Seriously, ...
500 Pieces
Over the past two weeks I have sat down and begun about eight different posts. I've tried writing on the fly, in a restaurant, coffee shop, and my home. I’ve written outside with the chirping and ...
Big Girl Milk
Earlier this week we added a few friends to the bunch and had a play date party up in hurrr! It was lovely, crazy, and loud, loud, loud. It was fun to watch the girls at different ages and stages ...
The past few years have brought much knowledge about relationships, particularly what keeps us in unhealthy ones and what prevents us from walking towards the ones that bring life. This journey has ...
Gifted
Back in elementary school I was put in a reading group. This group was built up as something cool where you got to check out extra books from the library and then come back and read your favorite part ...
A Mean Note, an Ugly Cry, and a Comforted Heart
Our four-year-old woke me up at 3am because her pillows were “wrong” and “I need you to fix them." I tried to wrestle sleep into submission until 5am, until it became apparent I needed to stumble to ...
Nailed It
This morning I woke up a bit before the masses and hobbled into my office to greet the day with a little time in the Bible in an attempt to remember what this Easter week really entailed. I'm trying ...
Stanky Finger
Nora May is four. As with any toddler, her mood fluctuates between lovely and sweet to hot prehistoric mess. Because of this, I cherish getting to read her books and put her to bed. Once in the ...
Enough
Leaving the carpool line today we drove past the car I have longed for. While not a car chick per se, several years back while living in Virginia Beach I was the designated driver to a wine festival ...
