When I first tackled the idea of doing a monthly round-up of sorts where I shared the best of my…

Advent is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the unusual combination of sacred and joyful, exciting…

I’ve been quiet in this space and on the internet, in general, most of this month. But we are about…

Another month of pandemic life has passed and I can’t quite believe less than 10 weeks from the end of…

So much of this year has been filled with disappointment for a lot of people. I have some lovely friends…

I have this strange childhood memory of discussing the difference between a detention and retention pond with my mother. There…

So now that we’ve identified the problem: We are rushed and hurried and we don’t want to be. The goal…

Along the grassy median was a ditch full of black-eyed Susans. I almost hoped the construction traffic I sat it…

I feel as though I have been holding my breath for months. When the world shut down, seemingly overnight I…

So how do we know if our lives are hurried or just busy? Ortberg suggests a few diagnostic criteria. Do…