I’m not sure why you live where you are. Maybe you rent. Maybe you own. You could love it. Or you could hate it. Whether you could live anywhere in the world or your circumstances have you stuck somewhere right now, I believe we can all make a choice to love our cities and the… Read More 5 Practical Ways to Love Your City Today
In 1955, a song was written by a husband and wife songwriting team and then introduced to 180 teenagers at a workshop in the California mountains. Decades later, I’d grow up listening to this song sung as hymn in Catholic Mass. And now, it comes to my mind as I pray. I pray for peace.… Read More When All We See is Chaos
Getting started can feel so small. It can feel like doing something that seems insignificant or just a drop in the bucket. Getting started can feel so silly. It can feel like Google searches and asking stupid questions. Getting started can feel so isolating. It can feel like stepping out of your comfort zone… Read More What Everyone Should Know About Starting Small
“This is a honey disaster!,” my then 3-year old son very seriously looked at me and said. We were making homemade gummy bears from a kit he got for Christmas. A kit he’s been begging to use since unwrapping it on December 25. We picked the lemon gummies for him and cherry for his sister. … Read More One of the Most Heart-Breaking Verses in the Bible
We settled into summer. It looked like slow mornings and late summer nights, waiting for the sun to go down before anyone was tucked into bed. It looked like movie nights and pancake mornings. It looked like no one rushing out the door to get somewhere on time. We’ve learned new rhythms of being around… Read More It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way
We start and end our days in our homes. And for many of us, it’s where we spend most of our days. It’s where we dream and rest. It’s where we work and play. It’s where we entertain in and where we retreat to. Our homes often need to be many things for many people. … Read More Make Your Home Work for You (My 4 Favorite Resources)
Children in the foster care system are among the most vulnerable in our society and foster parents are opening their homes to care for them through the frontline process of foster care. Are there foster parents in your life? Maybe you know coworkers, church members, or neighbors who are fostering. Maybe they are in your… Read More How I Can Help Foster Parents? (With Answers by Real Foster Parents)
Have you ever visited somewhere and found everything to be fascinating? I can think back to a family vacation to Arizona. We went for Thanksgiving in 2005. I’d never been to Arizona before or another state where grass didn’t cover the ground. We visited rock formations, Native American historical sites, and the Grand Canyon (which… Read More I Hate This Place (And Other Things I Used to Say)
“I like the bookshelves, mom,” my daughter said as she walked out of the room. The day before I had taken every book off the shelf and reorganized. I cleaned, purged, and sorted. I moved the books and shuffled around the decor. The last time I truly organized the bookshelves was three years ago when… Read More 3 Ways to Create a Meaningful Home (And Why It Matters)
With two kids ages two and under, I had a choice to make. When my son joined our family a few years ago, I was working full time, we had an infant and a toddler, and we had just moved. Multiply that by household chores, sleeping, working, and family commitments and there’s not much time… Read More Why Finding Time for Yourself May Be the Most Selfless Thing You Do All Day