Brown Paper Bag (Unpacking My Recent Hospital Stay)

I recently, unexpectedly, spent six days in a local Behavioral Health Unit due to the sudden onset of severe and debilitating panic attacks.  I’m so grateful to be home now and feeling better.  My time in the hospital now feels almost like it never...

How I Deal With Rejection

My friend Shawn Smucker is hosting a series on his blog called #OvercomeRejection.  I thought about the series for a good long while, then finally came up with this post which Shawn graciously refused to reject. You can start reading here, then click on the link...

On Our Anniversary (Let’s Dance)

I’ve seen better days, dripping down your face.  We don’t have to talk, let’s dance.  – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros We’re fourteen years in – seven years without kids and seven years with – so it feels like...

An Introvert’s One Word Post (363 days late)

Last year was my first year blogging through the New Year and the first time I was exposed to OneWord365. Alece Ronzino came up with the concept of praying for One Word that encapsulates what God might be inviting you into in the year ahead and a whole community has...

A Story With Dragons In It

He walks out from behind the tall stacks in the children’s library, holding each book like an offering.  His brown eyes turn up to meet mine, searching for a verdict.   “Can we get this one?” he asks.    Somehow, despite being...
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