a truce on a tuesday

I have a really bad habit of wanting spring to start two days after Christmas. Winter’s fresh is cleansing, but I’ll take spring’s colorful warmth any time. So here we are in the middle of February. I count the days til the pool opens. I resent...

He could have had anything, but he asked for wisdom. And so it went that he was granted more wisdom than any man, ever. The third chapter of Ecclesiastes was his observations on how these earthly things go. There is a natural rhythm to life, an ebb and flow that we...

Love in the midst

Love shows up in the most unlikely places. Here’s to choosing to see it, and to love in return. Love in the midst of great loss @ To Think. Love in the midst of forgiveness @ The Run a Muck. Love in the midst of arts and crafts gone wrong @ Like Merchant Ships....

thankful on a tuesday

One thing everyone says during blog conferences is that the best part is what happens between the sessions. A few years ago, I would never have dreamed that the women I read online would become women I know in real life. Those are Emily’s hands, holding her warm...