Category: New things
Updated on May 7, 2021
The End
I said I would never drive a minivan. Never. I had one tiny child in my arms at the time. Who needed all of that space? And who wanted to look so uncool in a car like that? …
Posted on January 3, 2020
Start with a word and a prayer
And so, it is time to start. January blows in with its cold rain and reminds us that time waits for no man. We are moved into the next season whether we like it or not. There are …
Posted on August 1, 2019
How to Begin
Beginnings have a way of stealing our breath. The unknown and the long road ahead can be exhilarating and overwhelming all at the same time. And you can forget everything you thought you knew. So as the page …
Posted on May 17, 2019
A Prayer As We Go
Click HERE and I’ll read the whole thing to you in about 3 mins! We’ve played the final concert, cheered for the final game, taken the last test, cleaned out the notebooks and signed all the yearbooks. And …
Posted on February 7, 2019
Doing new things doesn’t have to be so complicated
Her goal is to grab a middle seat. She tells me this confidently as we stand in the queue waiting to board the plane. We’re clutching our phones, boarding passes displaying that we are just one number apart …
Updated on March 5, 2019
One to grow on — a look back at 2018
“Turn your head! Yes, your entire head! Do not trust your mirrors! Always look behind you before you move over!” I’ve said these words a thousand times this year as we’ve worked to grow our oldest teenager into …
Posted on August 9, 2018
What is it you want to grow?
He wanted to grow a cabbage. The biggest one ever, he declared as he carried his tiny plant home from the bus stop. He was waving this paper about prizes you could win if your cabbage grows the …
Updated on January 10, 2018
Growing roses when you have a brown thumb
I have rifled through albums and boxes of pictures from my growing up years and made an impressive discovery. Photography in the 1970’s and 80’s was not a thing like it is now. I was searching for a …
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