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Life-saving Things

Stumbled upon this blog from last winter that never got posted. It seems fitting now with Thanksgiving just around the corner, and my answers wouldn’t be too different today! Intentional time with my people, podcasts, & puppies are saving my life right now. Jen Hatmaker asks guests on her show, “What is saving your lifeContinue reading “Life-saving Things”

Christmas 2021

Pictures didn’t do our little tree justice this year with its white lights, wooden ornaments, homemade orange slices, cranberries, and popcorn strung. I love ALL the colors of Christmas, but there’s been something centering about our simple little tree. Simplicity makes space for gratitude. With each year, I become more and more (and more!) gratefulContinue reading “Christmas 2021”

Important Matters

Not long ago I scribbled down a few thoughts about having unexpectedly landing in a long season of rest. Yet, here I am again longing for slow following a long season of busy. Life is like that with its ebb and flow. Looking back always slows me down long enough to see what I mightContinue reading “Important Matters”

Marriage & Mondays

Marriage is filled with a lot of Mondays. There are plenty of beautiful days, some gosh awful ones, but mostly less-than-momentous moments. Last week we tucked away to the middle of nowhere Tennessee, to celebrate twenty-six years of Mondays! We get away as often as we can (but not nearly enough!) to remember who weContinue reading “Marriage & Mondays”

A Year of Intentional Imperfection

My hubby laughed when I told him I’d been tweaking this piece on perfectionism since January 9. Oh, the irony. I committed myself to a full year of intentional imperfection at the beginning of the year amidst No Resolutions 2021. A paradox coming from a perfectionist pastor’s wife, yet that was the point.  Idealism, OCDContinue reading “A Year of Intentional Imperfection”