I don’t know about you, but I’m busy. So much so that some days, when people ask me how I am, that’s all I can think to say: busy. I suspect it’s a sign of the times. We live in a world that’s go-go-go. Women today are expected to do so much. We hold down…
Books and papers have both a magical and medicinal nature for me. They can cause my thoughts to bend and stretch, and they provide a focused departure from the messiness of my everyday life. I think it was in college that I decided the best books were those that required the utmost concentration. I clearly…
“Honor the space between no longer and not yet.” ~Nancy Levin Big transitions are often preceded by a period of waiting. It can be torturous. We can get frustrated with delays and speed bumps. If the next big thing would just hurry up and get here, we think, we could get on with life. We…
Her words were the opposite of what I was used to hearing. I had a baby in my arms and only one hand free to herd my other kids—eight, seven, and three-year-old twins—out the doors of the church sanctuary. Phyllis caught up to me with a smile. “You are so lucky! My favorite part of…
“Mommy, every time we have a school concert or recital or dance, my friends get flowers. Why don’t you and Daddy bring flowers for me?” It was a fair question, but the answer wasn’t easy to explain to an eleven-year-old. I told Grace we love to celebrate her and have fun experiences with her, but…
The bickering from the backseat couldn’t dampen my good mood. We were setting off on our one and only family vacation for the year, taking our six- and three-year-old kids on a weeklong camping trip. It wasn’t quite the Disney cruise I’d dreamed of, but we had a good tent, a great campground, and my…