I left my last writing to you with a bit more of a question than resolve. Okay, perhaps I leave many a writings that way, as I don’t intend to tell you how to live, but rather draw you to dive deep enough to consider your own ways. The question was this, along with a …
Just Hope Less
Some time ago I wrote on my being one of those glass half empty types. Perhaps you know the ones. Perhaps you are one. To summarize my findings and subsequent musings, here’s a snippet of the thoughts I shared upon being dubbed, at least in part, a pessimist: There is risk in hoping for something …
Your Whole Self
“[The baby bird] did not know what his mother looked like. He went right by her. He did not see her.” Are You My Mother? I will admit that not many know we are expecting a third little one in June, but certainly not at all because the news is not worth sharing! Rather it …
The Jesus Algorithm
Some time ago I was asked to share with a small gathering on the practices of Jesus. It seemed a daunting subject matter to broach, particularly in a way that felt applicable and not merely a case study on the life of Jesus that makes us feel his divinity is unreachable and we should stick …
3 Days on TikTok
When it comes to my relationship with social media I would have to consider it “complicated”. Or at least it was. Feeling the tension of really wanting nothing to do with its pull, while also recognizing that to pursue a small business of any kind, a social media presence seems rather imperative. As Jordan once …
This is Not a Snake
In the last few weeks we have broken two plates, two jars, and one wine glass. Only to perhaps match what we ourselves already feel. Although contrary to our souls, glass, once shattered is rendered useless. There is no glue that can piece back the fragments. And if still somehow pasted in place, the functionality …
Un-Put Together
My photography Instagram feed is full of beautifully captured, timeless family images taken by other photographers. Although I am sure to check myself and keep perusing to a minimum, as I have found that too much of it leads to comparison over inspiration (our February writings tending well to that conversation) these images naturally bring …
The [Real] Problem with More
“You suburban ladies confuse me. You spend all this money on gym memberships but pay someone else to clean your house. Just clean your house if you want a workout.” Brilliant. And yet I probably do little to the words that were actually spoken, as I can only merely paraphrase the witty wisdom that a …
In Retrospect
“I remember you looking at me, Eve strapped to my chest in the crowded restaurant, you with two children at school and one child with you squirming in his carseat, and matter of factly saying ‘One child is so easy.’” We both had a good chuckle about it, recognizing that indeed three children is a …
Isn’t it Romantic?
“That’s my kind of senior living. One of those establishments where you have your own little maintained house, ride around in golf carts, have an on site coffee shop, and everything is conveniently a walk away so you don’t have to go anywhere.” -Jordan Okay I will admit, not an exact quote, but he approved …