I haven’t blogged much recently. Partly because I’ve been writing another project, and I have only limited writing time. Partly because I’ve been a little lost in my own world in recent days. Partly because I haven’t been brave enough to write what’s been on my mind. But sometimes we just need to start...
Category: Family & Marriage
Embarrassed
The most embarrassing thing I ever did was something only my husband saw. The specifics aren’t terribly important. I’ll totally leave you to guess what might qualify as the “most embarrassing thing” ever to me. It probably doesn’t even rank on most people’s top 5 most embarrassing moments. Well, no, it probably would. It...
Skylanders, or The Ordinary Face of Humility
Tim’s favorite game these days is simply called Skylanders. It’s is a game of pretend that he loves with all his heart … and which I despise. Of course, I am not opposed to pretend. I used to play pretend by the hour, alone on my swing in my parents’ backyard. But the key...
On Disappointment
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...
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,...