It's Valentine's week. You probably don't need a reminder. For many, that means fun. And for many others, that thought breathes pain. For my friends who hurt, it’s you I think about this week, it's you my heart reaches for. I get it. Believe me, I understand that pain thing around certain holidays, more than you could know. In walking through long years of infertility, Mother’s Day week … [Read more...] about for those who are waiting.
Archives for February 2014
Truth will come to light.
It's been exactly 1 week now. Since the news came. The horrific news. That has shaken a community. Left so many grieving. One week ago today, as we were waking up, making breakfast, getting kids off to school, normalcy in this quiet neighborhood - forever changed. A dear family of 4 - all brutally murdered in their home. Tragedy. We are still at a loss for words to describe all that our … [Read more...] about Truth will come to light.
My goal for today…13 things.
Sometimes things happen around us that startle us, stir us, make us think more deeply about our existence and how we're spending the time we've been given - this gift of life. Sometimes they're good things - sometimes hard. Sometimes they're the cutting moments that make us remember how short life can really be. But on those days when we're listening deep, we often have this sudden insight … [Read more...] about My goal for today…13 things.
thoughts on being still.
I took a long walk this morning in the pre-dawn glimmer. Just to clear my mind. Cluttered thoughts whirling, twirling since I opened my eyes, way too early. I really just wanted to close them again, pull up the covers, and drift back into a dream, but knew such a gift was an impossibility. I was awake. It was done. Bombardment of a myriad of thoughts clamoring for attention, burdens … [Read more...] about thoughts on being still.