Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

What is it about us women and our shoes? We do so love them. I confess that on a blue day, I will cheer myself by looking {mostly just looking} at pictures of shoes on line. No matter what size … Continue reading →

Being Fully Present {Advent}

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Back to Advent. The last week has been all about returning to the waiting, but I keep getting distracted. There are so many other things demanding my attention that I’m absent from the waiting. I’m not fully present. Advent is … Continue reading →

Learning Contentment {The Closet, Life, and The Full-Length Mirror of Love}

If a picture paints a thousand words, then my closet has been writing the novel of my life. Memories draped crookedly on hangers. Holiday sizes and styles. Favorites pushing their way to the front.  Regrets intentionally shoved to the back. … Continue reading →

Begin Again {Word Filled Wednesday}

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May we shout for joy over your victory, and in the name of our God set up banners.      May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. ~Psalm 20:5  It’s time to begin again. Summer is passed. It’s back to … Continue reading →

Where is Your Joy and Strength? {Word Filled Wednesday}

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Do you notice how easily our eyes turn inward on ourselves? Another’s tragedy quickly becomes our relief, “I don’t know what I would do if that happened to me.”  Another’s gain easily feels like our loss, “I never get lucky … Continue reading →

Greed is a Dirty Little Liar {Word Filled Wednesday}

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We all recognize the grabbing, clinging, death-grip clutching we find at a clearance sale.  We take note of the eyes looking at us as we look at stuff, waiting for us to hesitate for just even a second so that … Continue reading →

Of That Which We Savor and Discard {Word Filled Wednesday}

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We’re not a savoring society. Maybe it’s the internet.  Maybe it’s the easy ability we have to pick up and move on.  No doubt the crazy busyness of our schedules play a large role. Most likely it’s just our fickle … Continue reading →

Remember the Roots {Word Filled Wednesday}

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Self-sufficiency comes in a rich tapestry of presentations.  Boasting its most obvious anthem of “notice what I did!”  However, its tiring demand of “I must keep doing” can cloak a more insidious and suffocating form of self-idolarity. It is most … Continue reading →