A word about vulnerability. This word has been popping up in my comment threads recently as I have written about the hard place we are currently walking. (Thanks for the comments, btw. It is nice to know people are reading and my words are not floating into a black hole somewhere. 🙂 ) Because of … Continue reading A Word About Vulnerability
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Guest Blog
Today I have an important guest blogger, my husband Bill. He has a story to tell that is important. In fact, it is one of the things that has been swept under the rug at our house for years, as we have been in survival mode. It is where so much of our lives together … Continue reading Guest Blog
The New Normal
“You will find a new normal.” I have heard the phrase many times, and in fact, I have said it to others in trying circumstances. The new normal seems like a goal, a hidden place where all things line up once again. However, what no one talks about is the strong longing for the old … Continue reading The New Normal
In the Dirt
When I was a little girl, my dad used to take me on walks in the woods. We would traipse around our property, sometimes not even on trails, just walking and seeing. It wasn’t far, but to my little legs it seemed like miles and miles. I learned a lot on these walks, not because … Continue reading In the Dirt
Explanation
I probably never should have pushed the publish button at 3:00 a.m. I do not usually share these kinds of deep places…until after the fact. My usual pattern is to pull away and sit in silence, waiting for the sun to come up and the lesson to make itself known. But this time, I know … Continue reading Explanation
The Land of Opportunity
This is a repost of a blog I wrote four years ago...right after I returned from Thailand to visit Hannah while she was on her mission trip around the world. It is still accurate. I have spent the last year learning about the world. Through the eyes of my daughter, I have seen amazing and … Continue reading The Land of Opportunity
Happy Aaron Day!
I miss birthday parties. Now that my children are grown, there are no more themed celebrations with cake, ice cream, and favors. No more little voices screaming, laughing, and playing. I remember the exhaustion at the end of the day after planning and pulling off a party. I remember doing four of them a year. … Continue reading Happy Aaron Day!
Survival
How to survive the last two weeks of school: Smile and nod. Take deep breaths. Restock your chocolate supply. Wear jeans every day. Drink coffee every morning. Drink wine every night. Take more deep breaths. Make it through field day without killing anybody. Smile and nod some more. Do creative projects. Include glitter and glue … Continue reading Survival
Blackberry Winter
I stepped out into the cool morning. “Brrrrr. It’s chilly this morning.” I said under my breath. “Blackberry Winter,” came a friend’s reply as she crossed the parking lot. Two words which, anywhere else but rural Georgia, would need an explanation. Here, no other words needed to be spoken. A simple nod of acknowledgement and … Continue reading Blackberry Winter
Shafts of Light
The light spills through my window. It pours across the room illuminating the tops of candles as if they are lit. It falls on the wall creating a secret golden window that leads to another world. A world where light surrounds and permeates. Where uncertainty is banished and heaviness is lifted. A place I long … Continue reading Shafts of Light
Michelle's Mosaic 