Day 16: Your passions

Sometimes the healed places are the strongest. That’s what the orthopedic surgeon told my son after his knee surgery in the middle of his high school senior soccer season. A completely severed ACL and a flipped meniscus ended Sterling’s soccer season on the sidelines of a tournament game. He felt broken, in more ways than

For dropouts (and those who wish they could)

Ever feel like dropping out? Quitting? Turning in your notice? Leaving it all behind? I have. My husband, has, too. Over the years when my husband has grown weary of his job, we brainstorm solutions. Some of those solutions have included working smarter or requesting a change in his job description. Other times the solution

Out of control prayer

We’ve had a lot of “firsts” going on at our house recently. We moved one of our kids into his college dorm for the first time this weekend. The rest of the crew experienced their first day of school today… first day of preschool for the little ones and the first day of high school for my

Welcome to our World

It’s raining as I write this. On a Sunday morning during the Christmas season, it doesn’t feel right. I’m home with a sick little one trying to make the best of it. Lighting a candle, heating a scone, brewing the tea. But during the season which is supposed to be full of snow and mistletoe,