Choosing faith over fear in the everyday...
The other day I stopped to grab a coffee where the barista and I chatted about our strange, not-so-normal world we now live in. "It has to eventually get better, right? I mean things have to be safe enough to return to normal at some point?" She lamented as she handed me my coffee. Amen sister. But if I'm being ... read more
October is over and we have found ourselves in another Autumn, a new school year, and even deeper into this bizarre year of 2020. My year has been extra strange and is finally feeling a little more normal almost 10 months in. I figured some things out health wise and have been doing much better, thank God for that! ... read more
Hope has been a rather elusive creature lately. As soon as I think I have it in my grasp, it wriggles around and slides right through the grip of my fingers. And then somewhere during the day, it turns up hidden in a corner where I try to snatch it up, only to find it has vanished yet again. Hope can be a funny, fickle ... read more
I haven't done a mid-week musing in quite some time. I've been holding open windows on my iPhone for months with all of these amazing posts and ideas that I'd love to share. Well, it's time to share those and a few more of my favorites from around the web lately. I've been consumed with my health and thinking about all ... read more
The sun never came out today. It came up, just not out. Well, at least it didn't appear to. It poured heavy, sullen raindrops all day long and it broke my 11-year-old's heart. We've been blessed the last few weeks with some gorgeous sunshine here in the PNW, until these past few days. Today the rain fell mercilessly upon ... read more
The visitor arrived on the third Friday in September of my fifth-grade year. It slithered its way in unannounced, descending upon our home and bringing with it a canopy of sorrow. During a perfectly normal afternoon, somewhere between afternoon snacks and the excitement of Friday night football, I was introduced to ... read more
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