Hello dear readers! Last time, I wrote to you about the idea of work/life balance and how achieving a healthy balance doesn't equal a stress-free life. Instead, we must cultivate positive tension to hold us up when things get tough. Boy, has my theory been tested since that post! Complete honesty: the start of this … Continue reading On Positive Tension
We're just a few weeks into the new school year and my summer tan is already fading. I catch sight of my bare wrist in the shower and realize that the running watch tan lines are less dramatic, less pronounced. While there's a certain sense of loss as the seasonal change happens, that shift also … Continue reading Trust the Board
Hello, dear readers! I'm still thinking about running over here. To be fair, as a runner, I think about running quite a lot. My current pace, if my body feels up to it, when the best time is to head out. But I also think about running a lot because there are so many things … Continue reading Running Reflections
Hello, dear readers! It's been a minute! Apologies for my absence here on the blog. The final months of school are always a bit crazy, and before I knew it, April had turned to May, and then to June, and here we are. In the middle of end-of-the-school-year craziness, I've been working hard finishing edits … Continue reading Hello, summer! (and a little update)
The needles click-clack in rhythm with Murder, She Wrote, and I sit at her feet, mesmerized by the sound, the way her fingers deftly throw the yarn for each new stitch, the way the blanket seems to magically unfurl with each new row. I learned the art of yarn craft, first knitting and later crochet, … Continue reading From Goal to Action: Life Rhythms
Hello, lovely readers! Well, it's been just about 2 weeks since we returned from our trip to Ireland, and all I can think about is how much fun it would be to go back. I've been racking my brains trying to figure out what my favorite part of our trip was, and it's so hard … Continue reading My Irish Vacation
Hello lovely readers! Happy President’s day! If you have the day off, I hope you are enjoying a well deserved respite. And if you are at work today, thank you for all you do! I just “returned” from a wonderful weekend full of writerly things. I spent the weekend attending the West Coast Christian Writer’s … Continue reading You Have To Enter To Win
Quick disclaimer: I'm not a health-care professional. Self-care is highly personal, and certain aspects of it should be discussed with your personal health care team. (Including mental health professionals). I often notice that the Holy Spirit speaks to us in seasons. A few weeks ago, my post about margins resonated with many of you (you … Continue reading Foot Surgery and Other Forms of Self-Care
“I am not prepared for this.” Words from a recent Facebook post that I feel hard. Our babies grow and fly and we are not prepared for the feelings that arise. It seems like we should be. After all, they tried to tell us: wisdom couched in terms of “savor these moments” and “don’t blink.” … Continue reading I blinked.
My husband wrote this last Saturday after they’d left for their honeymoon: "The bridge at Bowl & Pitcher has become a well-traveled part of the fabric our family history with countless trail runs beginning here. Today, before walking Bethany Meek across this bridge to present her to her groom we stopped so we could snap … Continue reading {Something Borrowed, Something Blue}
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