On Catching Words or Why I Write

I’ve always thought that writing can be very brave or very stupid. There’s some blunt honesty for you… Words can weight down or lift up. Words, words, and more words heap on top of each other. It can be so vulnerable, beautiful, and powerful a thing to put a poignant truth in black and white, …

Easter Garden

Our kid’s chatted as they worked with their hands in the dirt. “Does the Bible really say that Jesus was on the cross in the middle?” “Who were on the other two crosses?” “I know who died on the cross. It was God!” the 4 year old chimed in. “The crosses weren’t really right by …

Humble Pie

From when my internet wouldn’t work: My kitchen is so well floured that I don’t think anything in there will ever stick to anything else again. Marathon pie making with the kids is exhausting but so good for us all. They are currently rolling out the last bits of remaining dough for cookies and I …

My Vintage ’70 Bike

This is new proof that my love of things vintage is spreading. I have never liked riding bikes. Even when I was a kid, I disliked it so much that I was the only one that would roller blade during family bike rides. The last time I rode a bike was about 15 years but …

Thankful Tree

Thankfulness can change your life! When you make a decision to be thankful for the blessings you have… you can’t help but be caught up with joy. No matter how bad things are, even when it’s hard to say one thing you are thankful for, when thankfulness enters the picture, the atmosphere changes. I’ve been …