What You Can't See
Sometime this fall I smashed my toenail. My youngest was sitting on one of our bar stools, and I went to shift the stool to get into a...
Grace
If you hate when people complain about being tired, maybe stop reading right now. Last week was a doozy. My youngest daughter had croup,...
What Am I Saying?
Today is my firstborn’s ninth birthday. Nine. I swear I was pregnant with him for nine years; the actual past nine years have flown by....
Good Guys, Bad Guys, and So Many Questions
Whenever we read a book or watch a movie together, my kids have one question. Actually, they have thousands upon thousands of questions,...
The Lies Shame Tells
Sometime in the space between morning and night, laying in a twin bed with a child who had a bad dream, I realized that I had forgotten...
Practicing and Preaching
I have a fairly embarrassing story to share. Embarrassing might not actually be the right word. I have an unflattering story to share....
Light and Dark
The other day I had an interesting conversation with a friend about our goals for the summer. My friend wants to add more structure and...
When You're Not the Energizer Bunny
At the end of December, three days before Christmas, I took one of the biggest tests of my life. I had literally spent hundreds of hours...
Explanations and Attributions
Last week I lost my work keys. I pulled up to the office and searched my purse. They weren’t in the pocket I always keep them in, and...
