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…

  I am a pretty low maintenance person. My makeup routine during my high school years was minimal, unless I…

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the different names of God that appear in the Bible, especially the Hebrew…

photo courtesy of Twinkle Photo   I was recently able to share with my MOPS group some of my thoughts…

It’s the end of the year. When holiday sales declare “You NEED this and if you don’t buy it now,…

Last month I shared that our family would be embarking on a first time ever no spend month. I was…

  I told myself this year would be different. I would be less stressed out and I’d engage more. But…

I spend money every day. You probably do too. Sometimes it’s boring things like rent, mortgage and utilities, or necessary…

I don’t know what’s next. At the beginning of 2023, we starting calling this our year of Jubilee. I turned…