I wrote last week about holding patterns, and a friend asked if we had considered moving again. Alas, as much as I would love to spend another few years living a fantasy life in Europe, that chapter of our lives is well and truly finished. We are here for the long haul. We are holding. Extended ... Read More about Saying No to Opportunity and Yes to Belonging
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Books on My Nightstand: Spring Break Edition
I generally assess the success of a vacation based on how many books I finish. In April, I managed to knock out a few on my TBR list, although this list grows longer by the day. My mother-in-law gave me a nice chunk of cash in the form of bookstore gift cards for my birthday, so I went bananas. I ... Read More about Books on My Nightstand: Spring Break Edition
Belonging and the Broken Body of Christ
I write regularly about belonging, in part because it's an area I struggle with in my own life, but also because I've yet to meet a person who doesn't long for it from the center of their being. They may call it friendship or family or home, or they may call the lack of it loneliness or rootlessness ... Read More about Belonging and the Broken Body of Christ
You Be You: Belonging in New Places
She's a city girl who finds herself unexpectedly living in the suburbs. She got married, had a kid, quit her job, and watched the city disappear in the rear view mirror as she left it behind. Everything that felt familiar and comfortable, every rhythm on which she built her life dropped down to a ... Read More about You Be You: Belonging in New Places
A Decade of Delight
My husband came in the door, and within a few minutes of catching up, I told him I was probably, almost definitely, with some degree of certainty going to quit writing. And also--if we’re talking about life changes--when I drove down the road earlier in the morning, the thought “We need to move” ... Read More about A Decade of Delight