When You Can’t Find the Silver Lining
"I wonder if you, yourself, always feel as neatly tied up about these matters as you seem to in these passages," she said. ...And then I had to re-think every…[...]
Parental Pain Projection
I took my son to a public play area that morning, thinking he could use some social activities. Not long into the outing, I realized that Ethan wanted to play…[...]
The Best Ways to be Afraid?
I was feeling a little anxious. I opened up my eyes to a new day, and there they were, buzzing around my head like mosquitoes on a Summer night. The…[...]
Plant Seeds, Prevent Cancer
I was reading a most excellent post this morning by Ann Voskamp on forgiving your parents, when my toddler son, Ethan, walked up with puckered lips, wanting a kiss. The…[...]
When Life Gets Hard
And then, as my tears started to subside, I got puked on.I won't give you all the messy details of the previous hours... just know this was a fitting end…[...]