My life has always felt hurried, nearly for as long as I can remember. When I was in junior high…

I’ve often felt invisible. I know this sounds weird, I was an overachieving kid who did a bit of theater…

Recently I told my husband that there wasn’t room for me in my own life. I spend most of my…

We had our first school orientation last night and it took me back. As we entered the church basement, I…

Crap happens. Sometimes there is just no other way to put that. Kids get sick. Cars break down. Jobs are…

Lately it seems as though life is speeding by. I was warned this would happen as I got older, but…

My culture has a very specific definition of what hospitality is. I suspect all cultures do.  We think it means…

One of the things that has kept me writing for the last few years has been Five Minute Fridays. Even…

Sometimes I feel faraway from the world around me. Like I don’t quite fit. But how can I connect with…

This is the first year that we’ve begun getting a harvest of blueberries and strawberries in our garden. My strawberries…