Every Friday the emails start rolling in, and they continue arriving one by one throughout the weekend. One at a time, I download the attachment and listen to each voice recite scripture. We are in this together. A group, just over ten of us, with a unified goal. Acquaintances brought together with passion and conviction […]
To Risk is to Be Brave
To risk is to be brave. Because there is no bravery without risk. I recently completed the Strengthsfinder assessment for the second time. It was for a leadership class I’m in, and to my amazement my results were almost exactly the same as four years ago. I’m a communicator and a relator, someone who likes harmony, […]
In Case You’re Wondering What They Will Remember
We say goodbye to her just five months after her 90th birthday. And it is ever before me that life really is a vapor, a mist that is here for a time and then gone, vanishing like steam rising in the air. He plays his guitar and we lead the music and sing “It Will […]
For When You Know You Need More Rest
Rest has become a foreign stranger to me and I’m not quite sure how much longer I can survive without her. It’s been so long. Sleep evades me and a heightened sense of urgency is ever before me, as every single minute of each day is utilized with little to no margin at all. And […]
How to Share Your Past Failure with Your Kids
This year is our second year in our homeschooling adventure. We’re studying the Old Testament as well as ancient world history, and are learning so much! We began the year in Genesis and Exodus, learned about the Egyptians and their ancient culture, and started memorizing the ten commandments one by one. In December, as I […]
To Bare Our Soul
I place her new baby on her bare chest and the emotion in the room is palpable. We do it at every delivery because it begins the bond. Skin touches skin, And oxytocin surges… And we know from the research, ANY skin touching skin, releases oxytocin, initiating and strengthening the bond. It’s amazing how touch […]
How Understanding Your Fantasies Can Heal You and Set You Free {A Book Review}
I have a passion for open dialogue about the real and raw places we really live. A passion for the places in our minds we’re afraid to share with others—mostly because of fear. Fear that we are the only ones. Fear that we are crazy. Fear that no one would understand. And ultimately fear of […]
Talking to your Children About Sexuality {5 Steps to Breaking the Silence}
Photo courtesy of molly_darling I can still remember it, like it was yesterday, his six-year-old body perched on the kitchen bar stool, gazing at my huge belly. In between bites of peanut butter and jelly, he asked the question without hesitation, “Mama, how’s the baby gonna come out?” Just. Like. That. And I’m not sure […]
Writing IS Talking
If you would have ever told me I would choose to write, voluntarily, I would not have believed you. I’m a biology graduate, a registered nurse, always a lover of math and science…thrilled by predictability, calculation, and the scientific process. I never did enjoy English or Literature classes. In fact, I celebrated the day my […]
