This Nativity set once belonged to my Grandma. Now it belongs to my son. As children, both my son and I would play with it, rearranging it on the sideboard and retelling the Christmas story (sometimes adding a few characters). Storytellers are we. Around here, we're usually sticklers for doing all of our Christmas decorating … Continue reading Christmas Traditions: Decorating
I've been doing a 10 day writing challenge using the opening prompt, "Today I noticed..." I wrote this on Saturday, after we experienced 6 inches of snowfall. Our trees hadn't yet shed their leaves for the winter, and many weren't ready to bear the weight of the snow with the leaves. Today I noticed the … Continue reading Today I noticed… {A Writing Prompt Reflection}
It's #writingwednesday!! I'm so excited to share this poem with you today. The inspiration for it happened while I was on a neighborhood run late last week. Enjoy! The Plum Tree When I was on a run today I ran by the plum tree You know the one that In Spring smells like hope and … Continue reading The Plum Tree: A Writing Wednesday Poem
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}
Welcome to #writingwednesday!If you're new around here, Writing Wednesday is a space where I share bits of my writing, my process, and what's currently happening with me and my writing endeavors. Today I'll be sharing where I'm at in the process and where I hope I'm going.Many of you know that I've been writing a … Continue reading {Writing Wednesday: Writing Update}
Stories are my favorite. I especially love family stories. I love to tell them, and I love to hear them. I think that's most likely the main reason that my novel (which I'm currently in the process of editing) incorporates some of the stories of my family that have been passed down to me. As … Continue reading Stones of Remembrance
Writing Wednesday is back! As part of my ongoing practice of reflection and growing and sharing, it seemed like the right time to bring back an intentional day of sharing some of what I've been writing. In my current practice of journaling, which I hope to share more about soon, I've been writing about a … Continue reading {Writing Wednesday: Childhood Memories}
Happy Tuesday, friends. I've got something on my heart to share today, so I hope you'll grab some coffee, pull up a chair, and join me in the conversation. It seems like this is the time of year, with Easter right around the corner, that we begin to hear from many leaders about the power … Continue reading {Power of an Invitation… sort of}
Hello again, friends! It's been a little quiet around here lately, and I'm sorry for that. Life in the real world has gotten very busy lately! I wonder if you also notice the seasons and cycles of life being busy and then having seasons of rest. Our Spring has been filled with track meets and … Continue reading {Now and Not Yet}
One evening, I was sitting on my couch doing what moms do at the end of a long day... relaxing (i.e. browsing Netflix). Suddenly laughter and silliness and Disney sing-a longs broke into my consciousness and took root in my heart. My two teenage girls just enjoying being together, being sisters, sharing the small moments … Continue reading {The Sound of Sisterhood}
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