One book has slammed shut and the next is being jotted down on any scrap of paper they can find. The tide has shifted and a new hope has risen on the horizon for so many people. It’s hard not to get swept up in the wave of enthusiasm for our new President. Living in [...]

A few Sunday’s ago, I stood at my closet and couldn’t find anything to wear…yup, there were lots of options, just nothing churchie. So, I pulled out my mommy uniform and away we went: cargo pants and a hoodie. In my efforts to edit my personal belongings down to the essentials, I’ve bagged almost half [...]

Last Wednesday, Nathan had his tonsils out, ear tubes fixed and a tune-up on the adenoids…what an ordeal! Paul and I spent the day with Nathan at the hospital taking turns holding him while he screamed. I think his pain was being managed pretty well, it was all the tubes and monitors that made him [...]

For nearly eight years I’ve been looking out this window and watching my neighbors’ gardens grow, the leaves fall, the snow covering the roofs, the seasons…I’ve rocked two babies to sleep on countless nights while listening to trains go by, or robins singing their first notes at around 3:00 a.m., or the occasional out-of-control party [...]

So much to do, not much to say, too tired to think. That pretty much sums up the past few weeks. Life is raining down with an impossible “to-do” list. I go to another room to get something and completely forget why I’m standing there at least once a day. If I don’t chant to [...]