I have wondered about and wandered towards this day for four years. Late September 2020 we said yes to a call about a baby girl who needed a home. On October 5th, a resilient 8 month old arrived at our home wearing a pink dress …
My application to Yale Divinity School was rejected, but I got a free Yale coffee mug and an opportunity to walk through part of the campus at their YDS open house event. In awe of such a prestigious establishement, my friend and I meandered down …
Do you ever have a life-clarifying moment that forces you to ponder… “Is something seriously wrong with me?” Not in the, “I accidentally put my wallet in the fridge and the cheese in my purse” kind-of-way. In the way where you fear you might be …
“Have you tried setting up a clear morning and bedtime routine for him?” A counselor kindly offered suggestions when I told her my child was not sleeping well at night and then refusing to go to school in the morning. I smiled thinly, and said …
We tend to accept the world we’re born into until we bump into inconsistencies or stories that don’t fit into the narrative we’ve believed. This is true whether we’re absorbing messages from our family about finances, input from our church on “acceptable” questions, ideals from …
Happy New Year! I promised you all adoption updates in real time, and I admit I’m slacking slightly. We had our foster orientation in December and our first official class last night. Aside from getting in a three-car-fender-bender on the way home from orientation (neither …
I’ve spent the last two years working on a book about the moon. and God. and you and me. I’m pretty much a moon fanatic, and all my time writing this book has only made me love the moon more. What I love about the …
I recently made a major domestic “oops”. Our town sends out the trash truck weekly, but they only pick up recyclables every other week. By the time week two rolls around, historically we’ve been overflowing with seltzer bottles, milk cartons, empty cereal boxes and more. …
I have a confession to make: I’m in love with hydrangeas. (I don’t care who knows it.) My obsession started when my parents moved from their beloved CT home to distant Alabama. My Mama, who passed her sweet sentimental genes on to me, had carted …
Adele made it to the other side. I’m not sure I’m there yet, but “hello from the middle” isn’t as catchy. Everyone loves a story with a good ending. The one where Jesus rescued the disciples from the freak storm. The time God answered Elijah’s …