It’s a new year, and I’ve just passed a milestone—my fortieth birthday. I’ve made thirty or so resolutions for myself in years past. As early as about ten years old, I was setting a resolution to keep my grades up in school. But as you grow older, your resolutions get more serious. I think making…
“There’s got to be a way to do this well.” This is my mantra these days. In the hustle of life, job, marriage, kids, relationships, community and church, God’s call, and all the other stuff, how do we figure out a balancing act between areas of impact and necessity? During this holiday season, a woman…
I am not an expert on being brave. I don’t have a secret potion, a magic wand, or five easy steps that lead to bravery. However, for the last several years, I have considered myself a student of what being brave looks like—a brave aficionado, a connoisseur of courage. I’ve become a collector of clues…
Somewhere in America, someone decided we should set aside a specific week in November to play games and put together puzzles. Fortunately for me, family game and puzzle nights are a year-round occurrence, but this year my family and I will intentionally observe National Game and Puzzle Week, November 23–29. This is the time of…
One night recently, my son Eli presented a familiar request. “Tell me a story about me when I was little, Mommy.” Since he’s not quite six, I fought the urge to say, “One time when you were not quite six, you asked me to tell you a story about you when you were little.” But…
At thirty-one, I decided to learn to cross-stitch. I bought patterns on Etsy, grabbed supplies from Michael’s, watched one short YouTube video, and officially had a new hobby. It’s a simple but surprisingly challenging hobby. Even with a pattern, sometimes I lose my place. I’ll be stitching happily, growing more distracted by Gilmore Girls in the…