I have a habit of being in the middle of multiple books at one time. If one is a romance novel and one is biography of Mother Teresa and one is about the habits of highly successful people, I'm on pretty solid footing in terms of not confusing things in my mind. Books typically fall…
The Stormiest Part of the Storm
Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Earthquakes. Landslides. Fires. Volcanic eruptions. Diagnoses. Divorces. Death of loved one. Car accidents. Addiction. A child in trouble. War. Oppression. Terrorism. There are so many kinds of storms. People think I'm crazy for living in a place that's prone to hurricanes. But I think it's significantly more crazy to live in a place…
Brave Girls Need Help With Faith, Too
I hate cancer. I really, really hate cancer so much. Today I read that someone I don't even know received a breast cancer diagnosis, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. And there's no real reason why, because it doesn't impact me personally at all. I don't know how to explain it except…
So, are you excited to go back to school?!
If I could remove one line from every single person's list of things they say to kids, it would be this: So, are you excited to go back to school?! Because let's face it - most kids are not. Even the kids that are really good at school and who love education aren't sitting around…