A Little Gumption (the mustachioed man)

  Every day, while driving my daughter to kindergarten in a van stuffed with four children that were wrestled, wrapped and carted out one-by-one, I saw him.  Sometimes on the way to school, sometimes on the way back home, he appeared on the edge of the...

A Day in the Life (with Twins)

Our boys in their sweet little handmade bonnets about a year ago. Pretty much everyone I know has said at some point in the past year, “I don’t know how you do it.”  By “do it” I assume they mean manage the day-to-day needs of a...

People Who Shine

Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. – Anne Lamott I was surprised to see her checkout lane was nearly empty, as it’s often full.  I quickly jumped in although I had no pressing...

“The Bright Field”

Oh, I’m tired.  I returned Sunday from a 48 hour retreat at Mariawald Retreat Center.  I hope to share more about the experience in the coming weeks, but for now, I’m tired.  Who knew there could be so much labor involved in retreat? ...
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