Last week I wrote about time, how I track it in small increments and try to capture it's shape and meaning. I am a marker of time watching the moon, following the seasons, counting the hours and minutes of daylight. This week is the summer solstice, the turning of the earth. This week we mark …
You know what would be fun to write about? How to have it all together. I'd like to write about that because it would mean I am on a journey in that general direction. It would feel as though I am beginning to figure some things out. But, no. Last week was a nutso butter …
Continue reading Creative tension: a call and response to living in the unexpected
I'm a big proponent of self-examination. Honestly, that's pretty much a guaranteed part of the introvert package. We're introspective all the way down to our genetic code. It's a great asset and also sometimes my worst enemy. But personality tendencies aside, I believe in seasonal life-examination. It's humbling, for sure (I am forever fretting about …
I've long aspired to be a regular book reviewer. I've also started and stopped on more than one occasion. But I also know all the cliches about starting over, falling off the horse, and if at first you don't succeed... you know the rest. So at the risk of beating a dead horse - once …
In 2017, my family set its sights on leaving Georgia. We had an idea of how we wanted life to look, but we weren't terribly particular about where the difference took place. I was of the mindset 'anywhere-but-here' and Hunky was of the mindset 'wherever-will-take-me.' We tried California, Nebraska, Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin and even Canada, …
Continue reading Hello Georgia: thoughts on change and happiness
I haven't found the words yet to convey how huge and all-encompassing the changes in my life over the last two months feel every day. I'm still joyfully learning to navigate my way through this new landscape of full-time work for me, leaving ministry for Craig and graduating college and high school for 2/3 of …
