the long way home
Prince died today. I hold his music close to my heart. I know all the words to all his greatest songs. Some of my earliest memories are singing along to Little…
It was me.
“Before I can live with other folks, I’ve got to live with myself.” -Harper Lee I have a pocket full of excuses and blame. My marriage failed for a million…
Tomorrow is a new day.
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is…
when you aren’t prepared…
I’m not prepared. Christmas is a week away. Sure, the house is decorated and presents are bought. But our advent readings have been left untouched, unopened. My heart and my attitude?…
dreaming of…
filling that backyard with laughter, putting a tree in the same corner year after year, putting holes into freshly painted walls, grocery shopping, snuggling up during Christmas break, hot chocolate…
still here
“She woke up in the morning with the option of being anyone she wished. How beautiful it was then that she always chose herself.” -Tyler Kent White It’s been eight…
Dear Boys,
Do not be afraid. -Isaiah 41:10 Dear Boys, When I was in Kindergarten, a boy named Lance took my sweater and would not give it back. We fought over it…
dreaming of…
next year- will we be standing on (more) solid ground? a house- a place that’s ours, lived in and well-loved. framed pictures- years worth of family pictures, with dusty frames….
Small Talk
I’m no good at small talk. I’m no good at the generic response, “I’m good. How are you?” In some cases, that makes me a not-so-good Southerner. Southerners like to…