Words for a first day
To Jack–& all the fresh learners–on this first day of pre-school: I am so proud of you, son. And not because you finally finished your plate of scrambled eggs this […]
To Jack–& all the fresh learners–on this first day of pre-school: I am so proud of you, son. And not because you finally finished your plate of scrambled eggs this […]
Caveat: Before I get to the picturesque, possibly envy-provoking descriptions of mountain top treks, let me say that the happenings of this post are not my everyday and were as […]
I was invited to love others in a really beautiful way last week and I am so glad I showed up for this day, even if in a less-than-saintly way. […]
I have been wrestling with what questions I could ask others to really learn about the stories that have shaped their lives. What questions would reveal the arc of their […]
(Before I begin my trek through some stories from people that you are truly going to love, I want to take you back to our place on Primrose for a […]
I have been out of rhythm, impatient with life. I want to see, experience, digest, and make sense of happenings before they have passed their infant stage, and the result […]
I keep revisiting a small story, and that usually means that it has some bit of truth that I need to carry, to perhaps spill over, all woven in and […]
(photo: Shauna Niequist cooking in her kitchen.) Discussions about envy and social media and the close links between the two seem to be flooding the many places I seek both […]
A few days ago, after a mad scramble of packing, laundry, and transporting a ridiculous amount of little clothes, bottles, and the most cherished stuffed animals from our home to […]
A few weekends ago a heap of women gathered in decorated hotel rooms looking out over the windy city to celebrate my sister and her upcoming wedding to Alex, a […]