PLEASE say you’ll join me for 31 Days of Europe?!
If you're visiting for the first time from Nester's 31 Days Linky--I'm so glad you popped over! And to all readers, now would be the perfect time to subscribe to PENSIEVE if you haven't already (and your Facebook...
The birth and death of a people pleaser
The memory’s as sharp and fuzzy as 40 years in between allows, but I think I remember because it’s the day I was born a people pleaser. I had never been to Guys and Dolls salon before, but my hair needed a trim and whoever was in charge of me thought it was a good...
The missingest, a daughter’s lament
It was Father's Day and there was this unspoken understanding how important it was to celebrate together, so we gathered without question. For him? For us? For all? Yes...surely all. His mind was leaking, it had been for years....
A glass for every bier and a bier for every glass
With the declaration by Munich's mayor, "O'zapft is" (It's tapped!), the world's largest fair began about half an hour ago. Oktoberfest, known to the locals as Die Wiesn, will see about seven million visitors and over seven million...
On miracles, letting go and a First Only
It was only yesterday when every day was a challenge, when every day he challenged, when I questioned my ability to mother him at all. His terrible twos lasted five years. Each morning I begged for new mercies, that today would be different. I...
That’s Hollywood…!
Remember when I crashed filming for Tim McGraw's "Truck Yeah" video last month? And I told you I didn't know how the scene I was part of would work? Well, dang it, I was right. Cutting room floor, I'm afraid....
Emily, Annie and Lisa
Two of my favorite bloggers-turned-authors are Emily Freeman and Annie Downs. Our paths first crossed over four years ago when I met them at She Speaks (a speakers/writers conference); there was something about both women that drew me to them, they're...
Surfing in Munich’s English Garden
The Englischer Garten in the heart of Munich is famous for a lot of things--nude sunbathing, its size as one of the world's largest urban public parks, the Chinesischer Turm and multiple bier gardens--but today I finally made the coolest discovery of them all:...
Glory revealed
The earth displays His glory.... September, 2012, Sunrise on Hilton Head Island The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Psalm 19:1...