(my daily blog)
Today I recall what’s missing from our family life these days: spontaneity. This blog began, after all, as that spontaneous decision to dance in my
For the past four years when I visit the battlefields of Gettysburg, our host brings us the most delicious cookie I’ve ever tasted. I refer
With special thanks to the pattern from Alpha Mom blogger, I travel to the fabric store. My daughter has asked for an owl costume, and I
As I read Psalm 35, I’m suddenly struck by the repetition of one word: rescue. I learn afresh that God rescues us from what comes
Today I realize that people make time for things they want to do. They do. So when I proclaim, “I don’t have time for this,”
This morning I read Marcel Proust’s quote that “the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” I
I’m driving through the little town of Gettysburg. I’ve been on this road before, and I know my favorite little shop is coming up on
I find myself returning to old patterns lately. These life scripts try to narrate what matters most. For me, it’s the Three A’s: Appearance, Affluence,
This morning my husband and I laugh about a cat that’s just sitting on top of a house. This little cat surveys his territory with
My youngest daughter always says exactly what’s on her mind. There’s no beating around the bush, equivocating, or flattering. So when she invites my dear