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Enough:  Five Minute Friday

Enough: Five Minute Friday

This is my Five Minute Friday on Monday! Rolling up to a stoplight I see her.  A woman in dark winter clothes in the noontime heat of a 105 degree day.  HOMELESS her cardboard sign says.  I start to switch lanes to her side of the road, but the light...

The “Art” of Living

The “Art” of Living

Creating breathes art.  Letting lose on a blank page completes me as nothing else.  Strange how the act of creating, doing, can bring so much stillness to life.  Writing sets me free, letting the thoughts out, so life can fill in.  What is art to...

Letting Go

Letting Go

Let it go.  Three little words that seem so simple, yet they hold a conflict that rests deep within me.  I seek the still because my life is anything but still.  My thoughts are in a constant state of flurry, my worries threaten to do me in, and the activities of life...

Summer Possibilities

Summer Possibilities

Summer is a delicate balance of exuberant energy and decadent downtime.  Every year I look forward to summer with childlike glee in my heart, especially as I experience it through the eyes of my children.  In all my planning glory, I try every year to design that...

From The Mouths of Babes – 1st Edition

From The Mouths of Babes – 1st Edition

I have learned some of life's greatest lessons from my children.  Their innocence and refreshing perspective have blessed me in so many ways.  As I continue to seek the still, I thought it only appropriate to share some of the inspiration I receive from these little...

Getting On The Bus

Getting On The Bus

Have you ever been unsure of your current circumstances?  Feeling like God has a plan for you, yet not sure what it is or how you will get there?  If so, this story is for you...  In Uganda this past summer I met a little girl named Sharon who never...