You know that obnoxious person on your Fantasy Football team who has absolutely no business being there? They own an official jersey for their favorite team, but you’re pretty confident they wouldn’t be able to pick out their team’s starting QB in a lineup of …
I would so enjoy the moment right now if it weren’t for that next glittery thing just beyond my reach. The now is filled with the mundane, the commonplace, the grit of reality. Laundry. Doctor’s appointments. Weight to lose. A soul dream not fully realized. The “next” holds promise of magic, …
Well, I am technically a week late, but have no fear, September’s Friend Post Friday is here! I’m eager to introduce you to Annie Bartosiak, someone I’ve just met within the past year but have already learned so much from. She grew up in Killingworth, CT …
I’m proud of my Home Country. But it’s not the one you’re thinking of. My Home isn’t subject to geographical boundary lines. It doesn’t belong to one race or culture, but encompasses all. It doesn’t diminish or even elevate some individuals over others- it is …
My counselor asked me once why I always feel behind. Oh gracious, I could write a book about that. But it all starts with intending to wake up before my children, and snoozing in just a few extra peaceful minutes only to find one of them waking me …
“Fat people gotta eat!” she said as she poked around an end of aisle snack food display at the grocery store. She’d been talking half to herself, half to my three year old son who has the innocence and charm to engage many a stranger. …
“I don’t know” has become one of the most refreshing phrases to hear others say, and yet it doesn’t roll off my own tongue easily. In fact, sometimes I have to chase it down and drag it out of my mouth kicking and screaming. I …
I still remember the first day I met Maura Eckels, my guest blogger for today. We were at a mutual friend’s graduation party and her sweet love of children found her gravitating towards the playground where I was swinging my kiddos. From the first conversation, I could …
One day I plan to write a whole book about how encountering God requires a constant surrender and reshaping of our expectations of Him. But until then, I’ll keep it brief. Whenever our expectations of God don’t align with the reality of who He is, …
It may be difficult to perfectly sum up today’s “Friend-poster”. One of the very first times I met her, Lexi Mcguigan’s vulnerable words made me cry as she poured out her soul in a Breaking Silences girls’ play at Epoch Arts. This is the place …