I’ve worked at a large public accounting firm since college and recently celebrated twenty-two years there. I have held multiple positions over the years, and I changed positions again in June. My new role is significantly different from my previous one, so it came with a lot of humility and learning. Starting something new often…
I had to read the email twice before it sank in. After months of trying to buy a home remotely in a ridiculously competitive real estate market, we were “under contract.” Our transition from Florida to Kentucky was officially underway. I finally had a picture of where I would be living—literally a picture! The house…
I’m sitting in my bedroom this evening—Kansas summers are surprisingly sticky, and I’m thankful for air conditioning and to have all of my babies tucked in for the night. There’s a peace in knowing we’re all here and accounted for. I can rest in knowing that all of my ducklings are in the nest. I…
I have a new driver in my home. My mind still cannot fully comprehend this phenomenon. I mean, it was just yesterday I was teaching her to ride a bike and pump her legs on the swings. But somehow, I am handing over the keys, and she can leave our home without me. I’ll admit…
And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from…
Sitting cross-legged on the wooden floor, I try to shut out the piles of boxes surrounding me and focus on the item in my hand. Just the feel of it is enough to bring on a flood of memories: the smell of the campfire, the sounds of my friends’ voices as they chatted, the taste…