Lately || March 2023

March is my birthday month, but it always ranked low on my hierarchy of favorite months (like, 10th or 11th low). That was when we lived in Southern California, and March didn’t ...

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What I Learned This Winter About Decisions, Transitions, Restraint, and the Soul (Plus an amazing copyright discovery!)

Today is a big day for me, my 39th birthday—which puts me just 366 days (thanks Leap Year) away from being “over the hill.” Sure, forty is the new thirty, and age ...

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Lately + February 2023

If you’ve ever wondered how to make the shortest month of the year stretch on interminably, here is my formula: introduce a series of illnesses to the family that passes slowly from ...

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Boredom or Bust!

One of the great joys of my spiritual life since moving to Texas in 2016 has been my participation in a weekly women’s Bible study at a large church (not our home ...

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Faithful 02.23: Directionally Correct

In listening to as many podcasts as I do in my role as Professional Podcast Consumer (not really, but doesn’t that sound fun?), it’s interesting to note various trends across the platforms. ...

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Ten Lovely Things Saving My Life This Winter

Over the past year, Charleston and I have logged many math-lesson hours studying the ins and outs of how to study and use a calendar; hence, our recent discussion on the subject ...

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Lately + January 2023

It’s taken me longer than usual to break through the fog that settled over me at the tail end of 2022. That sounds a lot more dramatic than it is; everything is ...

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Trading It Out

If you’re reading this in real time, it’s Monday. But I’m writing this on a Saturday, which is when I do almost all of my writing. The house is empty (minus Arlo, ...

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Lately // December 2022

Surprise! I’m popping in with a Friday post because it’s recap week here on the blog, and this December just isn’t going to recap itself. Truth be told, I’d initially intended for ...

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Lately // November 2022

I heard someone say recently that November is nobody’s favorite month. I quite like November, but I fear that in my rush to the Christmas season this year, I did not give ...

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