I live in a beautiful, old neighborhood and I’m learning to become an intentional neighbor. It’s not easy. I often worry that I may come across as overly interested, in that awkward zone of, “You don’t know me that well so why are you at my door with cookies, crazy lady?” It’s as if I’m…
life
according to plan
We had our evening planned. Bathe child. Eat supper. Head to church for communion. Then we texted friends. Up for a visit? We’ll swing by on our way to church. They were up for it so we got to meet their new baby boy. Our decision was last minute but lovely. Then we went to church….
Well in this family we…
I’m now that parent saving phone numbers according to my child’s friend’s name. (First name) Carol (Last name) Timothy’s Mum And I have to navigate the awkward stuff from hearing how our children interact at preschool to figuring out the best way to respond to a Halloween invite on the spot. “We actually don’t do anything.”…
growing pains.
One of the toughest aspects of communal life is being vulnerable, especially with those in a different stage of life. Why? Because we’re not always tracking together, we’re not always able to understand each other’s story to a point of empathy and the respect which yields confidentiality and all-around emotional safety. So when I share…
…then I am strong
I’m kinda sad. It’s almost over. Some students have already left. The rest will leave in roughly an hour. They’re not the same ppl they were when they arrived Friday night. It’s good. It’s beautiful. They’re connecting across campuses. They’re laughing about now common experiences. They already have inside jokes. They’ve built community. They are…
she > stuff
It has been a long time since I’ve thumbed my way through a post while our little one lays fast asleep on my arm. (Lays or lies? I don’t have time to google it. Time is short.) I have a baggillion things to do today and wanted to be in the car by 9am with…
things.
right now there are a lot of things going on, a lot of things to attend to, a lot of things to process, to make decisions about, to answer, to make more time for, to let go of, to celebrate, to bury, to fight harder for, to confront, to whine about, to delegate, to cry…