This is not the post that I intended to write this week. But, looking at my editorial calendar now feels like looking at a document written by someone else, ages ago. Lent is certainly not going as I had anticipated. Life is not going as I anticipated. I feel that I am for the firstRead More
What I Read This Month: February Edition
Each month during 2020, I would like to write a post with quick summaries and reviews of the books that I read. I generally find posts like this inspiring, and I always get a few new reads to add to my (ever-growing!) TBR list. (That’s the “To Be Read” list.) Reading has always been vitallyRead More
My March 2020 Goals
At the end of each year, I reflect on the year that is almost past–what went well, what didn’t, what could be improved. Then I sit down and create my goals for the new year. This year I am trying something different. Instead of creating goals for the entire year, I am going to createRead More
Slow, Simple, and Human: Blogging as Connection
It’s hard to believe it, but I’ve been doing this “blogging thing” for five years now. Yup. Five years ago this week I published my very first post. It was a little (ok, very!) rough. I had a lot to learn. One of the best things that I learned along the way is this: bloggingRead More
Making Home: Creating Simple Family Rituals
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Lately I’ve been thinking about the comfort, beauty, and mystery of rituals. Comfort–the familiarity and warmth derived from the ritual. Beauty–the simple joy of doing the same thing over and over. Mystery–the way that rituals can bring us closer to God and to each other. Some rituals I enjoy individually, they are part of whatRead More
