Frozen fingers churning out pop chords on the cobblestones of Europe. Gathering my tips for a cup of hot espresso and some wi-fi. Hauling gear back and forth on the train, searching around in the cold for the best place to set up. Long strides and short breaths, pushing through the last ten kilometers after… Continue reading Mom stuff.
Category: Thoughts
Good Morning
It’s 6:48 a.m. and I’m up with not one but both of my wonderful early-rising children. Sprout opened the fridge and found M&Ms, which I then let her put in her chocolate dinosaur cereal. I know this is a mistake, but I keep conceding to these types of requests because it isn’t a “normal” morning/day/week,… Continue reading Good Morning
Spring Time
I am engaged to the most amazing man on earth. Okay, I’m sure most people think that. While there may be some engagements marked by turmoil and tension, I’m sure a good number of them feel like a blissful emotional high. What else could propel someone into signing the rest of his or her life… Continue reading Spring Time
The Beach
I see you there, standing on a rocky beach. The darkness is just beginning to lift, and with it, streaks of hope begin to pierce the despondency and confusion of the last few days. Maybe you won’t ask. “Do you love me?” The words bite, piercing to the core of the very questions that have… Continue reading The Beach
What To Do When I Miss Him (and he’s busy)
I should be doing other work. I have things to accomplish. But I’m telling myself this is a “break,” which I suppose is when I get the best of my writing done anyways. It is almost an event of procrastination, in and of itself. I miss him today. And there are a lot of days… Continue reading What To Do When I Miss Him (and he’s busy)
Great is the Lord
Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, “Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of His servant!” Then my tongue shall tell of Your righteousness and Your praise all the day long. This week is weird. My brain is stretched across two different countries,… Continue reading Great is the Lord
Growing Up
I just need to write today. I needed a break from processing element of change #347 of this season. So here I am, sipping my gingerbread latte out of a red cup at Starbucks, easing my pain with the opiate of the rest of the masses. The days are ticking down. Months have turned into… Continue reading Growing Up
The Safety Dance
Most of the time life here is really wonderful, peaceful, and “normal.” Occasionally it isn’t. This post is not intended to dramatize or exaggerate those exceptions, but to try to provide an honest peek into one part of the reality of daily living. I love weddings here. A huge community gathering filled with traditional dancing,… Continue reading The Safety Dance
Turns Out I Still Hate Leaving | Bright Sides
Apparently transition is one of the things that inspires me to write. It’s as though there is a special class of feelings that I express more efficiently with an audience. Or maybe as an increasing number of people ask, “Are you ready for _____?” I’m inspired to craft some type of general press release that… Continue reading Turns Out I Still Hate Leaving | Bright Sides
Failure
I’ve been reflecting on failure in some form or another for about a month now. What it is, what its opposites are, how it plagues me, how I will relate to it. As I contemplate failure, success doesn’t seem to be the other side of it. I think perhaps because success to me is a… Continue reading Failure