The magical thing about pigtails
Today I put my hair in pigtails. I'm not even sure what prompted me to do it. They're messy. It doesn't look good or cute or even appropriate, but I had no idea it could be an instant attitude adjuster. I mean, on the day girlfriend gets a new cut and color, I'm as...
The Glitter of Your Soul
What have you stuffed away in your closet or attic or drawers waiting for the perfect time to use it? What special thing of yours has been packed away, boxed up and long left forgotten? The earrings that once belonged to your grandmother, that bring her to...
Round/About: The “How Random Can You Get?” Edition
A collection of links I love, sites I like, things to do and interesting reads. Wonder & Company - Merchants of Adventure & Whimsy. One of the first blogs I ever read and loved was Velveteen Mind by Megan Jordan. Megan is smart and patient, and to...
The Gas Station Evangelist
My husband was tethered to our car by the gas pump when I noticed a strange man walking toward us. I was glad chrome and glass distanced us but I felt for my husband, a polite hostage to an uninvited sales pitch. I watched while they talked. The man looked to be...
The Secret Marvel Comics Fears Most…
It was just the two of us, alone in our house. My daughter had been digging out everything she'd need for her off-campus apartment, the things she had packed away in drawers and boxes and her closet just three months earlier... The paradox of just yesterday and yet...
Unintentional Lessons || A Throwback Thursday Celebrating {in}courage’s 5th Anniversary!
Over five years ago, together with Holley Gerth and Annie Downs, I had the privilege of posting on the day {in}courage was born. Yesterday, {in}courage officially commemorated our 5th anniversary with a stroll down memory lane, a free e-book and a big ol'...
Around/About: The “Goats-and-Boys Just Wanna Have Fun” Edition
A collection of links I love, sites I like, things to do and interesting reads. Before I get to this week's links, I'm still hoping you'll read and comment your thoughts about friendship; I'm working on a project that will (hopefully) lead to resources and...
WANTED: YOUR thoughts on nurturing and encouraging friendship ~ PLEASE read, comment & share!
It was one of the stupidest things I've ever said, and I wish I could remember more about the context of thinking it and saying it: I don't really need people. I can even recall the room I was standing in - in our den in South Carolina - so it must have been...
The Global Body of Believers: a guest post by my daughter. Sorta.
If you follow my blog, you already know my oldest has been interning in the Philippines this summer. After almost three months, I'm ready for her to be back. Rachel has been a reader since she could distinguish A from B, and at times her appetite for books was...