The shortest distance
"It's not fair! You're just...you're putting to much pressure on ME!" With face in hands, the child ran from the room and slammed the door leaving me bewildered in the kitchen. All I asked was for help putting the dishes away. Too much pressure?! With a shake of my head, I left the dramatic...
Rediscover
Eight years ago this month, I typed my first blog post. I resisted starting a blog for a long time because it sounded so ridiculous. Type out my thoughts and publish them for strangers to read? Weird. But I quickly grew fascinated with the art of not just recording my day to day life, but...
How Does She…
She crawls out of bed, her feet padding lightly against the cold, tile floor. Moving almost silently past closed doorways, she holds her breath hoping that the simple increase of her heartbeat doesn't somehow rouse the little ones from their own needed slumber. She pulls boots onto her feet...
On Gluten and Sacrifice and Doing the Hard Work
Lee came to me shortly before Christmas and dropped a bombshell. I didn't see it coming, and when he shared it with me I didn't know what to do with the information. I reeled from the news for a few days before heading into denial. From there, I moved into frustration, and shortly after that I...
