by Emily P Freeman | Dec 12, 2013 | motherhood
They both need white collared shirts for their chorus performance this week. It sounds easy enough, but as it turns out there aren’t a lot of stores selling plain, white, button-up collared shirts for girls. They all have ruffles or rhinestones or characters on...
by Emily P Freeman | Dec 10, 2013 | family, Tuesdays Unwrapped
It was a Friday, not a Tuesday. But it was a moment worth unwrapping. John, in the front yard of my sister’s house, playing football with our kids and her kids. The day was cold so I mainly watched from the window. But I stood there for longer than was...
by Emily P Freeman | Dec 9, 2013 | breathe
Silence helps us learn to listen. Phileena Heuertz said that. I’m sure many others have said it too, but this is where I heard it most recently. Learning to listen in the silence gives me strength to move into a regular noise of the day. Sometimes music helps, too....
by Emily P Freeman | Dec 7, 2013 | for your weekend
As your mind shuffles through worry over the shopping list, your travel plans, a flat tire, a pile of laundry, your anxious daughter, your distant son, and a potentially lonely December, may the brilliance of heaven somehow peek through the dusty shadows of earth. May...
by Emily P Freeman | Dec 5, 2013 | A Million Little Ways, At the Barn
It’s been nearly two weeks since our gathering At the Barn and today is the day I finally get to share with you a peek into our time together. We were a small group on purpose, to keep intimidation low and eye-contact high. We wanted to gather for an afternoon...
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