“There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.” ~Unknown My mom’s words instantly dissolved the road rage that had been growing in me the moment before. In its place, tenderness and then laughter bubbled up. “Maybe they are late for their daughter’s piano recital. Maybe they are…
“Grace always shocks. Grace always stuns. Grace is always what we need. It’s what everyone groping around lost in the dark has to know: turn toward grace and you turn on all the lights.” ~Ann Voskamp She was waiting for me when I returned to my car. I could see right away she was furious….
“Are you expecting?” The question hung in the air as our footfalls echoed off the paved trail. My feet were moving at a steady pace on that early morning run, but my mind froze at her question. I was not pregnant. In fact, my “baby” had recently turned three. With those three words, shame began…
Blessings come in unexpected ways. Mine came in the form of an interruption. It was late, and my children had been in bed for hours. Big brother had been asleep for at least an hour, but little brother’s sleep avoidance tactics were still going strong. I was caught up in the sublime task of cleaning…
Some days I’d like five minutes in a locked room with Eve. Anyone else feel this way? When the day is too crazy, work feels too hectic and hard, money is short, demands are endless, and the woman in the mirror looks older and more haggard than I wish she did, I feel myself becoming…
He reached for the bottle again. She went behind my back and didn’t keep my confidences. My son relapsed. My parents won’t speak to me. She no longer invites me to girls’ night. She’s an adulteress. My child is a disappointment. My dad wasn’t there when I needed him. We’ve all felt betrayed by someone….