I love to watch Kali as she watches Disney musicals on TV. She stares transfixed at the screen, studying the princesses’ every word and movement and downloading the details to memory for ...
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Ten Simple Things That Are Saving My Life This Winter
Congratulations! If you’re reading this, it means that you survived the month of January, and if your month was anything like mine, that’s a feat worth celebrating. This January brought all the ...
Lately + January 2024
If you’re reading this on the day it’s published, I’m currently flying across the country on a plane headed for Orange County, California. It’s my first flight in nearly five years, my ...
An Unmistakable Light (January Verse—1 John 1:5-7)
In the past few months our church’s weekly attendance has begun to outgrow our meeting space (a space that is less than two years old!). It’s a great problem to have, but ...
Charleston Michael || Nine Years Old!
Dear Charleston, You asked me to cuddle with you at bedtime last night. You also asked the night before last, and the night before that too. In fact, you ask me every ...
A Light in 2024
The Christmas season was underway and Luke and I were savoring a mid-week date night: the food was delicious, the company was good, and now that the meal was winding down and ...
Two Thousand Twenty-Three: The Highlights!
With 2023 drawing to a close, I can think of no better way to end my blogging year than with a look back. I began my retrospection a couple of weeks ago ...
Lately || December 2023
Today is Luke’s and my fifteenth wedding anniversary. These fifteen years have encompassed all of my adult life, and I can hardly remember a time before Luke, yet these years have flown. ...
What I Learned in 2023
It’s a weighty thing, reflecting on an entire year’s worth of learning. As one who claims learning and reflection as two of my highest values, I carry this task with seriousness and ...
Faithful 12.23—The King Is Coming!
Originality has its place, but Christmas is a time for tradition. If you’ve followed my writing for long, you know that our family has many Christmas traditions, from ritualistic tree-trimming and letters ...