Spoiling
It’s my birthday. I love my birthday. I’m getting all kinds of spoiled. My desk is currently covered with peanut […]
First Day
It’s happening again — the first day of school. I’ve felt more dread and fear in the last two weeks
Working
I was talking to a friend the other day and she was telling me something about one of her kids
Breathe
When my kids were small and in a small-kid panic, I used to tell them, “You don’t have to worry
A Thing About Discouragement
Germans probably have a word for that feeling where everything is going pretty well, and all the people you love
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Naaman and Me
Yesterday in church, a discussion about Naaman caused me to rethink my thoughts about my relationship with God. (I thought
More Found, Rather Nonsensical
If you’re looking for deeper meaning, look elsewhere. This is a moment in my (former) life – the life when
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Found
I was looking for a thing in my “writerly things” file. I came across a pile of essays. Here’s one