Spring is coming
My sister told me “Spring is coming” toward the end of a conversation when she had texted me early Monday morning to chat about something else, and yet I had ended up breaking down...
Category: faith + life
the God who sees AND shows
I received a text last night that reduced me to tears. It said this: I was so excited when the UPS guy dropped if off RIGHT after I got off the phone with you!...
strength to face the day… with valor + ylang ylang
Meet Ylang Ylang and his little buddy, Valor. 🌿🌱 On a morning after a day at Disneyland celebrating my mother’s-in-law 60th bday, and a weekend at youth camp with the junior high kiddos at...
into the abyss
This will be my final post. For a while. Not sure how long. I just know I have to… I’ll be heading back into my writing hole, back into the abyss. I took a...
2 sides of the same coin
I just went on a 20-minute walk. I often take short walks during days when I’m home writing. Even on a day like today when I am not feeling well, while my body is tired,...
the mountain before me
Hot tears poured down my cheeks as I attempted to explain to my husband how I was feeling. The fire burned in the fireplace. The lights were dim. I closed my eyes as if to...
2018: a word, a verse, a creative God
It’s New Years Eve, and my heart and mind feel full — of anticipation, but also of pressure. Anyone else feel me? With the start of a new year, I feel this pressure to...
dirt-covered fruit
It’s the day after Christmas. I awoke late into the morning. Upon rising, I immediately felt a wave of anxiety rush over me. There are presents everywhere, tissue paper strewn about, errands to be...
thirty two.
I awoke to kisses and presents in bed. I spent the day by the side of this man whom I love. And as I headed up the stairs after a very full day, I...
starting now
“The years go by like stones under rushing water; we only know when they’re gone.” – Needtobreathe As I addressed Christmas cards, I couldn’t believe this is already our third Christmas together {second as...
