If you are still, they will come
When my kids were little, they always wanted to talk to me while I was in the bathroom. In the shower or on the throne, it seemed their most pressing questions came when I was a bit indisposed. These days, I’d live in the bathroom if it meant my kids would voluntarily come talk to
Look for the joy in today
I’ve talked a lot about my mom over the last ten years. The falling apart and the coming together and what God can do to mend fences, and the way he changes my rotten wood attitude before he hammers in that first nail. This weekend, I got to visit my dad. Five years ago, my
Just keep trying
I am on the struggle bus lately when it comes to food. I’ve been doing all the right things – keeping a food journal, cutting up the veggies as soon as they enter the house, buying bigger underwear. I even started going to a dietician because I wanted advice on how to properly feed my
Hope for the wait
Any day now, I am certain the producers of Wheel of Fortune will be calling. I’m so certain that I continue to hone my skills by solving puzzles on their game show app. If you see me looking at my phone, I’m not on Instagram, I’m on “The Wheel”. There is one puzzle though, I
I am who you say I am
I was playing pickleball this morning when I heard someone on another court say, “She’s the coach’s wife.” A quick glance confirmed I was the only coach’s wife in the vicinity so I yelled across three courts, “I can hear you!” I just wanted to make sure they knew their voices were carrying before they
You, Me and Him. (The end of my sabbatical.)
When I decided to take a sabbatical at the beginning of the summer, I knew I’d be back, but I had no idea when. Or how. How could I possibly pour into others about the goodness of God and people when my faith in both were on shaky ground? Let me back up and get
Thank you for 10 years of sharing kindness through my column
I met Tom at the gym 10 years ago. In his mid-70s, he was bold enough to say what he thought. “Young lady, you’re the one writing that new column in the paper, right? ‘Kindness is Contagious’? I want to tell you I’m praying for you. When you do God’s work, the enemy takes notice.
