For the last few years, I’ve tried to post a blog about gratitude every day in the month of November. This year, November came dashing around the corner like a
For the last few years, I’ve tried to post a blog about gratitude every day in the month of November. This year, November came dashing around the corner like a
The last few years have seen a lot of asking, knocking and seeking happen in our family. It sounds Christianese-y and removed from the reality of hard work and effort,
I’ve gotta be honest, this is a sad post to write, but it has to be said. The least supportive people in our lives are those in the adoptive community.
A while back I wrote about the “drip, drip, drip of unmet expectations” on this adoption expedition. I have tried to come up with other metaphors but have roundly failed
Y’all – we have a baby girl. Just let that sink in for a minute. I very publicly expressed my impatience and frustration right here. You got to see me
Eugene Peterson wrote a book called “The Long Obedience in the Same Direction”. While I’ve never read it, I admire him and I’ve always loved that title. So often we
The other day, I had to perform a riding test at my new barn. Now, let me tell you right up front: I am not a sophisticated rider, y’all. I
We drove five hours round-trip and packed a 16-foot trailer full of garage sale items from my parent’s house the day before the sale. We didn’t make signs or a
Yesterday I got to spend three hours at my new therapeutic riding barn with a big black Percheron mare. Apparently I was given her as a bit of a “test”
My Irish Catholic grandma really believed in family. She was very fond of telling me random details about the lives of fifth cousins who I had never and likely would