So I typically behave as if pain is to be avoided at all costs. You know, get comfortable, stay comfortable. Repeat. And for pretty much all my life, anything that interrupted this cycle was bad. Capital BAD. But I’m finding, surprisingly, that it’s really not. The last year (and more) has been an interesting study in...
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Black and White
I wish the world was black and white. I really love absolutes. They make things so much simpler, you know? But over my (not quite) 40 years, I’ve repeatedly banged up against the reality that life is, in fact, not black and white. Problems are complex and require complicated, multi-faceted solutions. People are complex...
Perspective
Things that are on my mind today… The health needs of a pastor friend and a young man in our school district That those in power don’t seem to see that wisdom always wants MORE input, never less That people believe it’s okay to destroy someone else’s career, income, or reputation simply because they disagree...
They are EIGHT
Can you believe it? These two little wrinkly peanuts… …now look like THIS. And what amazing little people they are becoming. Alexander is a learner and thinker. If he’s interested in something, he becomes a veritable encyclopedia about it, and whatever he learns, he shares in crazy detail with whoever will listen. He is also quite...
Trenches
The other day, I posted this picture on my Facebook page: The twins were 22 months, and Megan was barely a week old. And what a sweet picture, right? But after my initial “Oh, they were so cute,” an odd sensation balled itself up in my chest. Looking at that picture, I suddenly FELT the exhaustion of...