Photo Fall-Back

I have a zillion posts planned, but I seem to have a case of writer’s block after the star poem. There is forever a pull toward the status quo… Plus, I’ve been dealing with things like this: That was sour cream, intended for Thanksgiving Day mashed potatoes. How was your Thanksgiving?! It seems like I just posted a similar picture on my facebook page a couple months ago. Hmm… yep, here it is. The flour episode: Why didn’t some of you veteran moms... Read More

A Gift from His Grief

How powerful is Jesus to meet my real needs? Last week I had a day full of the kinds of frustrations that threaten to consume me at times. You know… the days when a child’s unhappiness seems never-ending… when another person’s brokenness weighs like a hundred pounds… when my own failures fill my tolerance to the brim… when someone’s absence feels more raw than usual… when a long-held dream seems especially unlikely… when the... Read More