making amends

I posted the following on FB and Twitter the other day: “Sometimes the person we most need to make amends with is ourselves.” This is a concept I’ve been wrestling with since Luke and Lane were born. Those early days of motherhood acquainted me with my own limits in a...

in this house

This post marks my last few hours in this house. Movers are finishing up. I’m walking the halls. So many significant things have happened here: Luke and Lane turned 3 and then 4 in this house. We welcomed baby Elle in this house. We have enjoyed the company of...

“Two Seas”

As I sit at our table and watch the movers pack us up to return to San Diego, I’m reminded of the post I wrote right before we came here in 2011. I’m thinking back to that time of impending transition even as I’m lurching forward into another...

you’ve been promised, we’ve been waiting

O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. *** Tears are falling, hearts are breaking How we need to hear from God You’ve been promised,...

my birthday wish

Today is my 37th birthday, and here is my birthday wish: THAT I WOULD CONTINUE TO UNDERSTAND AND PRACTICE BEING A FRIEND TO MYSELF INSTEAD OF AN ENEMY. This has been the single greatest revelation of the last year. Basically, there are so few things in life that I can...