My sisters and I were walking the beach, lathering up with sunscreen like it was our part-time job, and letting the rhythm of the waves do their slow-down, soul-soothing work. One afternoon, while we were sunk low in our little beach chairs, feet buried in warm sand, sun visors tilted at just the right angle, Julie turned to me and said, “Wouldn't a bologna sandwich taste good right now?” I hadn’t thought about bologna sandwiches in years. But just like that, I was transported back to sitting on a towel spread across the hot Continue Reading
A New Place to Meet Me
I've been praying about another way to tuck a little encouragement into your day. Another place where we could meet up for a few minutes and remember that God is still at work in our real, everyday lives. Well...I finally pushed past my comfort zone and did it. I've started a YouTube channel. (Cue the confetti and a picture of my very nervous face!) When I sit down to record these videos, I picture you. The woman who's hanging in there through a hard season. The woman who's celebrating a good one. The woman who's trying to figure Continue Reading
Getting My Ducks in a Row … Or Not
Good grief. If I had a milk chocolate-covered caramel for every time I’ve tried to get my act together … well, I’d be enjoying a lavish consumption of chocolate. And my stomach would be upset. And my act would not be together. We work hard at it though, right? Trying to find some level of order and calm in the chaos and overwhelm by fixing, directing, and controlling. Intensely trying to set the perfect habits that will change our lives. Setting up work and home and people systems so everything and everyone functions like clockwork. Continue Reading