Surviving the Standard
When we set standards for ourselves that matter…even if they only matter to ourselves.
When I’m Not Reading
When you’re taking a break from novels and find almost as much excitement and entertainment in everyday life.
No Novel November
When we need to consider taking a break from some of our choices…at least for a little while.
The With Word
When we are desperate for change and don’t realize that we’ve already been given what we need.
Ask Not, Have Not
When we need to remember that sometimes we have not because we ask not…and that shared joy is a better motivator than inconvenience.
Christmas in October
When Christmas carols in October remind us that sometimes we have to practice if we want to be prepared (not perfect!) at a later date.
Pick a Portal
When you wish you could teleport (or had the option of Floo Powder or portal hopping). A meditation on world jumping and longing.
A Book Is an Open Door
When you recognize that the best gift is holding the door for someone else’s adventure (and the easiest way to send someone out the door is by buying them a book).
Cumulative Grief
When grief presses upon grief which presses upon grief…and you wish you could forget.
Pick With Your Eyes
When we realize that it’s a lot easier to eat a brownie if we’re looking at its gooey deliciousness (and a lot easier to make a lot of other possibly more beneficial choices when we keep them in our line of sight too).
The Little Red Hen Meets a Blessing
When we realize that we don’t bless others without an entire ripple effect of others’ blessings feeding into that blessing first.
All the Fall, All the Small
When caring about the celebration of small seasonal changes reminds you of God’s goodness and your own smallness.
Serendipity v. Sovereignty
When we want serendipity, but what we get is God’s sovereignty.
The Best Laid Plans
When a love for planning collides head on with life in the military and five (mostly) unexpected kids, I need to learn how to be intentional with grace.