I am the mom of a totally awesome twelve year old boy, with an old soul, who has a mood disorder. We fluctuate often, between the ups and downs, the manic and depressive episodes. Then there are those seemingly magical times in the middle, our hands firmly placed on the oars, keeping course, pointing our boat […]
Faith is Like…
Remember this Faith journey I’ve been on? The one I’ve been on the last year or so? I talked about it in Claiming Faith As My Own and then again last week when I shared When You Think of Churchy, You Think of Me, Right? Well if you read the latter, you know I signed […]
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 […]
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. […]
He’ll Be Fine
“He’ll Be Fine,” is what many say. And it is very likely they are right. In fact, the probability is quite high that not only will he be fine, but that he’ll even have fun. Lots of it. Today I dropped off my son at his first overnight sleep away camp for the week. This […]
It’s Hard…
It’s hard to know where to start sometimes, when I write. There’s so much to say, but so little energy to say it these days. All of it seems so overwhelming. Stringing words together in meaningful sentences to share my story in such a way you might feel you are walking along side me on […]
Life Gets Hard…Look Up (#8)
Sometimes, life gets hard. Sometimes, life gets stressful. Sometimes…we wonder how we’re going to make it through another day. And sometimes, we find it really hard to feel blessed and grateful for what we have. And it is on these days, when it feels so hard, and so challenging to find good in the day […]
Chasing Dragonflies & Catching Frogs (#34)
Call it coincidence, superstition or foresight. An accident or an intention. In any case, I call it a whisper from God. About a week or two ago, I saw a dragonfly. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but I do remember thinking that it had been quite a while since I had […]