Some Hope for Moms on a Thursday Afternoon

Some Hope for Moms on a Thursday Afternoon

This week has been rough. Not only am I battling allergies, but a few days of sleeping with my head propped up by three pillows has left me missing my chiropractor. Let’s just say I’m operating at less than a hundred percent. And everything I touch seems...
Joy is Contagious (and yes, you can choose it)

Joy is Contagious (and yes, you can choose it)

This week I took my 17-year-old daughter Chloe on a 3-day senior/birthday trip to Mobile. She knew about the trip, but not the destination until minutes before we hopped on the Megabus in Atlanta Wednesday morning. The biggest surprise was tickets to see the Avett...
A New Normal

A New Normal

Today begins a new normal for our family as my husband starts his new job; I feel like I sent off a child to a new school. He left home at 6 a.m. so Atlanta traffic could not making him late on Day 1. Bryan not only lost his job of 17 years on April 3, but also the...
My 10th Blogiversary & June’s Desktop Calendar!

My 10th Blogiversary & June’s Desktop Calendar!

Today is my blog’s anniversary and not just any anniversary, but the 10th! Thank you for being here, whether it’s your first visit or your hundredth. Ten years ago when I first clicked publish, I never imagined all the blessings that would follow: online...
Redefining the Sacred Harp

Redefining the Sacred Harp

My children and I attend an annual singing school in muggy June at a wooded campground in Alabama. We’re familiar with terms like solfège; can follow our line in four part harmony; and know whether to seat ourselves among the sopranos, altos, tenors, or basses....
The Gift of Rest

The Gift of Rest

It wasn’t my intention to start a 31 days series and let it fizzle after 10, but keeping up with that schedule showed me what I’d otherwise missed: I’m burned out right now—physically and mentally—and the late nights spent writing made it worse. I...

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