words are my habit.
I’ve wanted to do an Advent Calendar with my kids for minute now and have never gotten around to it. This year, I’m a couple days late but I figured out how to keep it low cost and fun–use items I already own (paper, ribbon, clips, tape, computer, printer, the wall) and only buy a few gifts.
The majority of these items are experiences we’ll have as a family. They include dancing to Christmas music, inviting someone for a meal, and writing cards to people.
It’s Wednesday. Last week Monday, a member of my church died. She was our matriarch. In her honor, we had a time of singing and prayer instead of the usual sermon during our worship service on Saturday. Minutes after worship, I got word that another member had died. She’d been sick for a while and […]
As I got closer to my favorite coffee shop, I could tell it was full but I chose optimism, parked my car and went inside. The owner saw me, smiled, then looked around seeing what I had just seen—not a single seat. I kept looking around; maybe I’d missed one. As my eyes looked left […]
No. I’m not having a wee one. It’s that the days feel as unpredictable as newborn days, unpredictable except for the sleepless part. But replace sleepless with restless. I sleep but I’m worn out. Forever tired. At least 8 days out of 7. And so often wondering, is this it? Is this really going to […]
