Chris and I are morning people. If you call us close friends, you most definitely know this. And now you all know! We’re all besties now! I love a tasty muffin. I love a tasty, healthy muffin even more! I … Continue reading
This Christmas, I directed our church’s annual Christmas pageant. Notice that I don’t say, “I volunteered to direct our church’s annual Christmas pageant,” because I didn’t. How I came to head up this massive production is still unclear to me. … Continue reading
Unwrapping Christmas ornaments is beginning to develop its own heavy weight of nostalgia in our house. After seven and a half years of marriage and two children, every quirky figurine we hang on the tree is intrinsically attached to a … Continue reading
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel” O come, o come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Chorus: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, thou rod … Continue reading
A version of this essay originally appeared as “Let Go, Breathe, Repeat” in The Pickle Patch on December 14, 2011. If there’s one thing that being the mother of three young children is constantly re-teaching me, it’s to let go … Continue reading