Kenny participated in his first in-person RunDisney race yesterday! I dipped by toe back into racing with some very different parameters and participated in a 5K with Kenny, my bionic foot. I am thankful. Thankful that I can move and walk with minimal pain. Thankful that I could investigate if there was still magic at…
Play Your Role
It is no secret that I love the Olympics. I love them so much, I’m using a week of PTO to watch as much as possible. I woke up at 5:40 am to see events live so that nothing was spoiled. I watch the sports with as much vigor as some play them. This is…
Steeling Other People’s Joy
It was supposed to be a fun night. I’ve looked forward to it for months! Last night my mom and I went to a concert featuring Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire. The music was good and the 70-something musicians could still sing and boogie! Everything was going pretty smoothly… until intermission. Pumped off…
Spiritual Object Permanence
Do you ever feel like God is playing peek-a-boo in your life? Like you just saw Him, but now He seems to be hiding, just out of reach? I am working on my skill of spiritual object permanence. Object permanence, if you are unfamiliar with that term, is a skill acquired in infancy and toddler-dom…
Liminal Whimsy
I wrote on the very last page of my journal today. A beautiful stained glass design adorns the outside of this journal containing record of tears and triumphs. This journal that has accompanied and chronicled a year of my life. 2023- full of ovaryactions and changes in my body and my heart. A time when…
Through
Through has become my favorite and least favorite of all the prepositions. It also represented my 2023 better than any other word I’ve found. I choose two words each year. One on January 1st for the upcoming year as a hope for the blank year ahead, and one on December 31 as a reflection of…
Oh Come, All You Unfaithful
Most are familiar with the hymn O Come, All Ye Faithful. The first lyric is “Oh come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!” But what if we don’t feel joyful or triumphant? We sing this song often during Advent –a season defined by waiting and longing and weighty hopefulness. I know about the importance of…
Adventures in Babysitting
Most of my babysitting years are behind me. I no longer rely on such skills as my primary source of income. In fact, this week I offered my childcare services for free. But it is good to know that the adventure still awaits… Last week I was asked to stay with a friend’s kids while…
Three Years Later
What happens when God sticks his ‘but’ in your story?
Three is a Magic Number
Three is a magic number. School House Rock taught me that. Dr. John Frame taught me that. But more importantly, the Bible taught me that! It seems that important things often come in threes. Not as a ranking of 1, 2, and 3, but as a union of three different, yet equally important things. The…