by Emily P Freeman | Jun 27, 2013 | grace, thankfulness
“The discovery of God lies in the daily and the ordinary, not in the spectacular and the heroic. If we cannot find God in the routines of home and shop, then we will not find him at all. Ours is to be a symphonic piety in which all the activities of work and...
by Emily P Freeman | Nov 26, 2012 | motherhood, thankfulness, writing
We’re on day eight of fever in our house – two have the flu, one has strep, and two parents have a common cold. Yes, that’s three different sicknesses all up in this house. I fought against it for about two days last week, wishing I could change what...
by Emily P Freeman | Aug 20, 2012 | family, thankfulness
We take one last trip of summer, pile twelve deep into a van. We drive through the streets of my childhood, streets I know by heart but can’t navigate on my own. I never drove them, still haven’t. We moved from Columbus, Indiana when I was only eleven and...
by Emily P Freeman | Jul 23, 2012 | faith, thankfulness
When true things don’t feel true, the world tips a little on its side. We see the sky but it sits sideways and it seems like the only way out is either to straighten up the clouds with the force of our own will or hide under the awnings until things start to...
by Emily P Freeman | Jul 10, 2011 | breathe, lifestyle, thankfulness
There is a map of the world hanging in an office some 9,000 miles away from my front door. At first glance, it looks as though the continents are in the wrong place. But after a bit of study, you realize it isn’t wrong at all, but simply drawn from another...
by Emily P Freeman | Nov 12, 2010 | family, lifestyle, thankfulness
We’d never seen a boat that big in the harbour. I’ve been coming here for 11 years – The Man for all his life. It was the Never Enough. The irony was not lost on anyone watching. They said that the crew was dressed all in khakis and fancy shirts in...
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