This post is part of my Write 31 Days challenge and also the Five-Minute Friday online community that I participate in each Friday. A one-word prompt is given every Friday and we are encouraged to just free-write for 5 minutes and post it to our blogs without over-thinking or editing. If you’d like to participate, … More Day 23: I Choose Joy: Five-Minute Friday
I have an incredibly special friend. I met her almost 20 years ago while working at a summer camp. Her name is Kathleen, but she’s notorious as “Kaster-woman” or “Kaster,” for short. It wasn’t hard for us to get to know each other because she asked me exactly one million questions. Sometimes they were trivial … More Day 21: “Kaster”
I love everything about kids when they first wake up in the morning. I love the way they smell. I love the lines and creases that the pillows leave on their cheeks. I love their untamed hair and morning breath. But most of all I love how calm they are in those first moments of … More Day 20: Morning Snuggles.
Moving is lonely. Part of me feels like I could end this post right there and have said all there is to say. But I would only be telling you a very small part of my story. The more you do something, the easier it usually becomes. For example, the more you practice yoga the … More Day 19: Lonely Days
We have a clock hanging in our living room. I bought it for the wall in our last house and when I brought it home, I insisted that it be hung on the wall above the recliner where I used to sit every morning, sip my coffee, and read my Bible. As we were settling … More Day 17: The Clock.
This post is part of my Write 31 Days challenge and also the Five-Minute Friday online community that I participate in each Friday. A one-word prompt is given every Friday and we are encouraged to just free-write for 5 minutes and post it to our blogs without over-thinking or editing. If you’d like to participate, … More Day 16: Green {Lady Aurora}: Five-Minute Friday
Despite yesterday’s episode, Nate woke up this morning feeling like a million bucks. But his cheerful disposition and appetite weren’t the only things that returned today. His words were back with a vengeance today…and all the coffee in the world couldn’t prepare my ears to hear all of them. My Nate is sweet, affectionate, outgoing, … More Day 14: Life Lessons.
It was a typical Tuesday morning in the Crabb Shack. I had finished my 2 cups of coffee and my Bible study. The day’s lessons were planned and I had carefully laid out all the necessary supplies for science experiments. Breakfast would be made as soon as the first child stirred. I was feeling pretty … More Day 13: The Servant.
I’ve always loved rain. Since I was a teenager there’s been something about a rainy day that makes me want to put on my running shoes, grab my iPod (or walkman it was called back in those days), and just go for a long, slow run. I love the smell of damp earth. I love the … More Day 12: Rain.
All day I’ve been thinking about what I would sit down and write tonight. There were 3 different ideas that had been swirling around in my brain and I’ve been sitting at the keyboard tapping away starting draft…after draft…after draft. My fingers couldn’t make any of them sound nearly as eloquent as they did in … More Day 11: Love and Loyalty; Jesus and Dogs.
my anchored life: 