A little inspiration from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
We Hold Hope
We hold hope like a handle. Holding us steady In times of trouble. We hug faith like our best friend. Steadying us when we sway Or feel off balance. We live love As fear threatens to take over. We must choose light When our days are darkest. And seek strength When our hearts feel weakest. It’s okay […]
Five Frivolous Friday Fun Facts – First Edition
Happy Friday Friends! WOOP! I’m no different than most, in that I really don’t feel like working hard on Fridays. So even though I love to write, it is really hard to put out quality, deep thinking, hard laughing, emotionally wrenching posts – for 30 days straight. And really, who wants to read all that […]
When You Think of Churchy, You Think of Me…Right?
Oh good grief you guys. What did I just sign up for? Well, to be clear, I haven’t signed up…quite…yet. But I did express interest. FREAK OUT NOW. Read on to find out what I’m talking about… The bonus of doing this writing challenge (NaBloPoMo) is that you may get to hear about the shenanigans and […]
Wordless Wednesday – Healing
Some of you may never have heard of Wordless Wednesday. So in the interest of enlightening you, let me bring you up to speed. Bueno? Wordless Wednesday is when Bloggers post a photo on their blog, on a Wednesday. Traditionally, you post a photo without any text or explanation, in the theory that the photo […]
First Day of School (rhymes with itches)
First day of school, BITCHEEEEES! Wait. Sorry, I got a little too excited there and channeled Jesse Pinkman. You know, from Breaking Bad? Anyhoo. Let’s try this again…First Day of School! It’s the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL and the FIRST DAY of FREEEEEEDOMMMMMM! Because sometimes, just sometimes, our kiddos seem like our enemies, don’t they? […]
Bus, Bus Baby (First Day of School)
It’s September. The unofficial start of Fall and all the goodness that comes with it. Pumpkin spice lattes, apple orchards, football, caramel apples, giant leaf piles, hot chocolate, oh…and KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL!!! Yippee!!! Oh wait, I mean sad, sad momma (insert sad trombone). Tomorrow is a big day, it’s not just the first […]
Letting Go of What Should Be, So We Can Experience What Is
It’s those final few days of summer. We’re wrapping up the late nights, and later mornings. We’re putting away the readily available sunscreen and swimsuits. We’re letting go of the iced tea and embracing the pumpkin spice. And while we’re doing all that, we’re wondering just where did summer go? So fast, in the speed […]
He Likes Pink – So What
Thursday I went on a little rant on Facebook. But it is an important one, so I wanted to share it here as well. Today was the day. Middle school (7th grade) orientation. Whew. I dropped him off at 7:50 and he walked into that building, more confident than I ever was. So now, […]
Claiming My Faith as My Own
For months, I’ve been questioning, thinking, feeling…deeply, frequently, and kindly. I’ve been seeking, asking, clarifying. What is my relationship with God? What has it been, what will it be? What is it now? For most of my life, at least for as long as I can remember, spirituality has alway been part of my life. […]
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