It’s Thanksgiving Day. The smell of comfort foods permeates the kitchen. In an effort to distract myself from my violently growling stomach, I decide to occupy the unpredictable period of waiting time before my aunt will beckon us to wash up and pray. I sway rhythmically around the kitchen with my cousin’s two month oldContinue reading “Boy or Girl-You’re Perfect for Us”
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Personal Pandemic
My first, full blown panic attack happened when I was 16. This memory is planted in my mind, like a seed buried deeply into the earth with layers of dirt and grime attempting to cover it entirely. The memory starts like this: It is an otherwise normal Sunday morning. As I roll out of bedContinue reading “Personal Pandemic”
A Daily Death
I storm through the kitchen, on the verge of tears. It is day four out of six of solo parenting, while my husband is away on a business trip. This is the second, week-long trip he has had in the past month and the exhaustion has finally caught up to me. All day long, I’veContinue reading “A Daily Death”
Earthly Problems and Eternal Promises
The new decade arrived with violent turbulence and waves of suffering,sweeping across our world. Uncontainable wildfires breathe destruction inAustralia. Unexpected earthquakes shake the ground and shake the hope of the people in an already devastated Puerto Rico. Coronavirus lurks ominously in bodies, with the threat of spreading. Unfathomable grief surrounds a helicopter crash that claimedContinue reading “Earthly Problems and Eternal Promises”
A New Thing
The Christmas decor has come down, but the joy of Christ will remain vibrant in our home. Along with decor, we got rid of baby things we have outgrown, returned things borrowed from other folks that are no longer of use, and created space for a new season. I say this pretty often- that purgingContinue reading “A New Thing”
Don’t Miss Your Ministry
It sounded good in theory- squeezing in time, before work, to write a blog post to encourage women. I drive to work early, on a mission. The words for the blog are written on my heart and ready to be transferred to the computer. This task is written neatly and intentionally in my planner –Continue reading “Don’t Miss Your Ministry”
Love Grows Here
We kiss our children goodbye each morning to show up for our students – the children we didn’t carry in our wombs, but occupy a special place in our hearts, nonetheless. We reach out with helping hands, stretching ourselves thin into spaces of immeasurable service and love. In every youthful face, we see our ownContinue reading “Love Grows Here”
A Cafeteria Conviction
I stand at my cafeteria post, dressed in gloves and a smile – ready to serve my 30 minutes of lunch duty. The second graders slowly begin to trickle in- some with hungry eyes directing them straight towards the lunch line, anxious to see what the menu holds. Others plop down in a seat andContinue reading “A Cafeteria Conviction”
Mindless Meals for Time Maximization
It’s fall, ya’ll! This seasonal shift comes with a full to-do list, each year. Fall is inevitability one of the busiest seasons for me. Work obligations, holiday promotions for my small business ventures, plus the general, rapidly approaching “holiday buzz” as I prepare my mind for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and everything in between! This year’sContinue reading “Mindless Meals for Time Maximization”
Seasonal Decor for the Soul
Before the first red leaf audaciously upstaged its green leaf neighbors, before the first chill was present in the air, before the first fall drink made its seasonal debut on coffee shop menus, I was welcoming fall. The calendar had barely struck September 1, but I was eager for the seasonal shift. Slowly, I beganContinue reading “Seasonal Decor for the Soul”