Reconnecting with Joy

I have writer’s block. There, I said it. OK, I wrote it.  Now that I wrote a few short sentences it ceases to feel all that true. What I really mean to convey is I have a block on light-hearted phrasing. Our family has much goodness to anticipate in the next several days. I am…

Salvation and Ease

Months ago, Lowi brought into our stratosphere the question, “What is saving your life right now?” Of course, we can’t take credit, as Lowi heard it from Jen Hatmaker who borrowed it from author Barbara Brown Taylor. While sitting at my computer last night, far later than I like to be pondering a blog, the…

Courage of Creativity

Mindless scrolling.Always being entertained.Your attention is regularly demanded by someone or something.Perpetually occupied.Consistently busy. For the majority, this is the undercurrent of our lives.  We consistently bounce from one thing to the next and never have a chance for our minds to settle in on one idea. We never have the opportunity to figure out…

Play Time

When we have an epiphany, what I imagine it looks like in our minds is moths flocking to a flame, all these neural pathways get connected and re-connected in a flurry of synaptic activity. It happens so fast and yet it would take most of us several minutes to explain what new perspective we received…