Early on in my parenting journey one of my aunts said something that truly impacted my parenting style. I’m not sure she realized the impact her casual comment would make, stating it more as a personal reflection on what she wished she had done differently. She cautioned me not to correct my child’s behavior because…
Some people have suggested that I am a minimalist. And while I’m all in favor of reducing, reusing, and recycling the truth is I just don’t like clutter. Anyone who has helped our family move has learned that we have way more stuff than appears on the surface. We happen to be really good at…
My son commented last night on the stack of books by my bed. He announced I had too many books in my pile. Crazy kid. Is it even possible to have too many books? Now that the library is allowing you to pick up books you’ve placed on hold I’ve got a stack of reading. …
Being bored is a concept that I am not familiar with. How can one be bored when there are books to read, classes to take, closets to clean out, new recipes to try? People that really know me, understand I love to learn and I love to share what I learn. I have to apologize…
Maybe in defiance to all the anger and hate scrolling across my feeds and news media, the word LOVE has been rolling around over and over in my head. My heart has always desired to be someone who simply stated loved God and loved people. To me, it feels like two sides of the same…
I sit out on the back deck, feet propped up on the table. The birds are singing, the sun shines warm and I can even smell the scent of the garden. Honeysuckle! It smells like honeysuckle. The other day I had listened to an older podcast. A Kate Bowler podcast from 2018 titled Costly Love,…
