This year that is Unprecedented—it has happened before. Disaster took a different form, maybe, but Plagues, storms, oppression, injustice— There is nothing new under the sun. There is comfort in knowing humanity before us has Also struggled and sorrowed. This year we took our place among our kindred Who have endured terrible things. The world… Continue reading Unprecedented, A Christmas Poem for 2020
Many years ago, in 2008, I decided to try my hand at Nanowrimo. If you've never heard of that delightful mouthful, it stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it's an event that takes place throughout the month of November. Crazy people who love to write (like me) decide to write 50,000 words in one… Continue reading Three Ways to Come Up with a Story Idea
One of my favorite pictures from 2010 Since it's the beginning of a new decade (and I'll join everyone else by saying HOW CAN IT BE 2020 ALREADY?), it seemed like the right time for a little bit of reflection. I have been loving What I Learned-type lists (a la Emily P. Freeman and Modern… Continue reading Ten Things I Learned in the Last Ten Years
I was honored to write a guest post at my dear friend Alison's blog, taking part in her Nothing So Broken series, about our failed adoption. If you've ever experienced a failed adoption, known someone who has, or just not been able to figure out the reason why hard things happen, this post is for… Continue reading Unanswered: A Failed Adoption
These things I want to remember. When the four big kids are in their beds and the house is quiet and dark. And I sit in my rocking chair and nurse you and your hands are splayed starfish-like on mine, or grasping my fingers. You close your eyes sleepily, and then you open them again… Continue reading Remember This
A while ago, I guest posted on Christian Adoption Consultant's blog (they worked with us on our son Mason's adoption). Check it out, if you're interested. Jeremy and I discussed adoption before we were married. It was always something we knew we would do. We had the “adoption gene,” the desire to grow our family… Continue reading Guest Post – CAC Blog
I’m guest-blogging over at Kim Van Brunt’s blog {Honestly} Adoption about the long wait before we brought Laina home. I was unprepared for the weight of it: the absolute, soul-crushing burden of what I felt as I waited for my child. I knew it would be hard; I imagined what I thought I would feel with… Continue reading On Waiting and Adoption
I've had a blog since 2006. That's a really long time (12 years, actually. I started it weeks before my first son was born!). With all those posts and all that content stuck to a site with my name on it, you'd think starting this new blog would be no biggie. But how do you… Continue reading Balloons at the Door
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