“Come,” says my heart, “Seek God’s face” Psalm 27:8 Each morning, I wake with a routine, something I started when my anxiety was taking hold a couple of months ago. I go through periods of anxiety but this one was a little alarming as it was really starting to limit my activities. In hindsight, I…
I’ve sat on this post for a while. But, this conversation came up again yesterday; why am I no longer on Facebook? Trying to explain it in some way actually underlines why I’m not. It makes me want to ask “Why do I need to be?” Here is the backstory: I closed my personal facebook…
This weekend my eldest daughter returned from college for her fall break. Like probably every other mother who has sent a child away to school, I am elated to have her back in the nest. She turned 18 a couple of days ago and we were not able to be together for her special day,…
My husband always told me he was a simple man. I have finally come to believe that although he is anything but simple, he finds joy in the simple things. Today is his 50th Birthday. We will celebrate with a rum cake from his favorite bakery and with some family surrounding him. No big party….
I can only tell how fast time goes by through the milestones of my children. One after another they are embarking on new stages of life and growth. I feel somewhat detached from all of this as I watch them become independent, and yet, I am anything but. The moment I laid eyes on my…
This is a repost from a couple of years ago. It is heartening to read now. Good food for thought as I move into a new year. Please make sure you read the update! My best friend has been joining me in a bit of my ministry. This is one of my lifers who has…
Okay, let’s be honest. I don’t always love camping. I mean, I love camping in my camper. But, I am officially beyond sleeping on the ground or peeing in the woods, (there I said it and I’m not sorry!) As I approach the half- century mark I no longer feel the need to prove myself…
It has been a less than stellar week for romance in our house which wouldn’t normally matter but we did have our 20th wedding anniversary and from what I have gleaned, it should be acknowledged in a loving way. I tried to care but I was so sick on Tuesday that nothing mattered except sleep…
Brittany from the The Nested Nomad blog wrote an excellent article for Relevant Magazine about the difficulty of building community during her current stage of life. Any of us who have been on that chapter of our stories; newly married, becoming parents, working at building a career, perhaps relocating, can identify with this well thought out article. She offers…
Our 20th anniversary is approaching so I have been traveling down memory lane and thought this might bring a chuckle. Especially to those who know us. Many years ago, before my husband and I were married, he decided that we should go camping to his spot on the Moose River Plains. He wanted to show…