"In the day to day moments, I still worried about whether Charlotte would talk like other children her age. But over and over again, Charlotte showed me the importance of giving thanks for what’s right in front of me.” I’m delighted to share an essay up at
Kindred reflecting on the wonder of spoken words.
"Every time we worship, we practice greeting as Christ does—with love, grace and welcoming arms. Living the liturgy daily means we can teach our kids to meet, greet and welcome as Christ does, seeing everyone as a beloved child of God.” My latest
Growing Together column for Living Lutheran is all about greetings and living the liturgy at home.
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These are the days
I want to remember
of love wrapped in every towel
of warmth between bodies with books on the couch
of hope soaring on wings of a kite and iridescent bubbles
of Cheerios and smoothies and flour-covered cheeks.” I shared a poem and photo essay on
my blog this month. If you’re in the season of small children, I hope these words bring you hope.
I’m giving special thanks to teachers, administrators, and schools this year. If you have a teacher in your life, consider sharing this
psalm of thanks that I wrote. Or if you know a graduate, you can share
this prayer for graduates.
Speaking of learning, if you need a resource for keeping your kids occupied and engaged this summer, my friend Colleen created a
Summer Activity Book for Kids with words searches and coloring pages.
"When the baby didn’t sleep and neither did we. When the toddler dropped his nap and screamed every afternoon for an hour. After the move, the new baby, new schedule. The devastating news, the change of job, medication, and diet. It can all feel so unmanageable, too much. Too heavy. But it won’t always be like this.”
Beautiful essay on Coffee + Crumbs from Sonya Spillmann.
What’ I’m reading: For some reason I’ve been immersed in nonfiction lately. Although the stack of books from our library is piled high in my office full of fiction books waiting to be read. I adored
The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi. She helps readers think about the things that matter to them in order to help create a meaningful life.
I’m also fascinated and learning a lot from
Life is in the Transitions by Bruce Feiler. The premise is that there is no such as the midlife crisis, but rather, our lives are comprised of transitions throughout a lifetime. And these transitions last over a longer period of time. So how we handle them is of the utmost importance.
With Charlotte’s first year of school, I started the tradition of homemade chocolate chip cookies for the first and last days.
This recipe from Well-Plated was a hit (minus the nuts). And thanks to Martha Stewart and an abundance of rhubarb at the farmers’ market,
this scone recipe was delicious!
