So a couple of weeks ago, a woman anonymously published an article about her date with a famous man. It was immediately jumped on by various sides, opinions flying as fast as tweets could be typed. I read a couple of articles, and here’s what I was struck most by. This woman was not...
Category: Engage: Life
Marking Your Place
We need to find ways to mark our place. When we read, we use bookmarks. But in life, we sometimes feel like marking our place makes us “less than.” Not being able to do it all means I’m somehow not enough. If I was just a better mom, we think. A better student, housekeeper,...
Who I Used To Be
Yesterday, I was doing a very January sort of thing. I was reorganizing files. I hauled all our files that have been in temporary file tubs (for five years) to the basement to put them into the filing cabinets that lived in the other garage (for five years) before Eric very helpfully moved them...
The Shampoo Test
Let me be very clear: I am no minimalist. I have a large house with lots of stuff (mostly books and toys). I fully recognize that I am abundantly blessed beyond all I deserve. And I love a clean and organized space. But I don’t spend a lot of time reading about or actively...
Enough
In January, we hear a lot about resolutions and organizing and cutting back and losing weight and starting fresh and on and on and on. I’ve been thinking more about when it’s enough. When I am enough. When I have enough. Because I never feel like it is, I am, I do. Maybe you...