Feasting on Full-Circle Moments
Fall 2017 has been yet another season of transition for me. Cas began middle school, Jay settled into his new position, Jake (all five of us, turns out) joined a […]
On Being Overwhelmed: The One Question That Makes Sense of Everything
Overwhelmed. It’s a state I’m quite familiar with. I thought we’d be less familiar the older my kids get. But Overwhelmed has a way of folding itself into every season […]
The {Less Travelled} Road Back to You // Lessons from the Enneagram
I’ve been quiet over here – it’s summer, you know. But while I haven’t been writing, I have been reading and listening and thinking. You know our ultimate dual-mandate: to […]
The Way He Should Go
It’s the morning after the last TCAP (Tennessee’s standardized tests), a soft rain just the permission we needed to sleep in. As a third grader, this was Jake’s first experience […]
My #1 Way to Actually Enjoy Cleaning the House
You walk into your living room and suddenly it hits you: Wait, this place is a mess! Was my house this dirty yesterday? What happened? Who lives here, a gaggle of […]
The Gift of Seeing Upside Down
The West Wing is one of my all-time favorite TV series. I’ve seen every episode at least three times, and am currently working my way through another full run-through while I sew in […]
To Mallory, On Her Surpassing Glory
I met Mallory almost fifteen years ago, a Belmont communications major ten years after I was (there weren’t many of us), full of energy and joy and laughter and spunk and beautiful words […]
How to Be Job’s friend
We all know the story of Job and his three friends who came to visit. These three men are generally disparaged for their tiring, all-knowing speeches explaining Job’s misfortunes. It’s true, […]