The title of this post isn’t some shiny clickbait, it’s how I was actually feeling. As a mom with 4 young children, it’s easy to feel like I spend tons of time and energy doing things, yet somehow accomplishing very little. Plus, if you know me, you know I often think I can fit about … Read more
I was so inspired by the essay my 10 year old son wrote at school for his 2024 Word of the Year. I asked him if I could share it here. The following paragraphs are his exact words. My Word For 2024: Improve My word for 2024 is improve . I chose it because I … Read more
I was gathering ideas from the kiddos on what they would like included in the Christmas Eve Program this year when my 9-year-old daughter chirped, “A Puppet Show!” At first I chuckled, thinking that sounded cute (and kind of hard), but then I remembered that last year we were given this adorable handmade set of … Read more
A reel plays in my head, of a house by a stream; The place sent to realize a decade of dreams. Several kids play in the snow or the sun. My work is not stressful, though it’s never quite done. The house is apart from the city’s scurry, the mountain’s protection dispelling most worries. The … Read more
Have I really done my best work when life is subdued, all semblance of mess put away? Or could it be, perhaps, that we each do our best work when the days are hardest, when the problems are immense, and when we are required to be both fierce and wise, patient and persistent, unstoppable and kind?