places | seasons | mental & spiritual health
A little over a year ago, at the start of Lent, I was in Thailand. Surrounded by the beauty and glory of Creation, my soul usually feels most alive, and yet, all I could see -- all I could feel -- was death. Months earlier, my dear friend lost her child very late term. Weeks …
Yesterday was beautiful. The sky was blue-ish, the sun was shining and it was the warmest day we've had in a long time. Come to think of it, for the wild and free heart, it was a let-your-hair-down-and-just-run kind of day. And my sweet girl stays pretty tuned into her wild and free heart. All wild, …
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” After praying that God would make these words true for me as a wife, mother, friend - person - I’ve been wondering what holds me back from this. Why don’t I behave on a daily basis like this is true? I long to be generous. With …
I recently experienced a revival of sorts in my mothering. And my life - especially my life (and my mothering) overseas. Don't get me wrong: mothering is the hardest thing I've ever done (as much as it's also the most awesome thing I've ever done) and most days involve some kind of hard-earned learning -- …
hope for the sojourn 