I can hardly believe we're nearing the end of March! This year is flying by and yet I feel like I'm still trying to get my feet underneath me in some ways. We successfully completed our move and are settling in at our new place. For only moving about half a mile, this certainly was a huge...
Books I’m Looking Forward to in Spring 2024
There are some really great books coming out in the next three months! Here are the ones that I am most looking forward to. "The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry" by Anna Rose Johnson Orphaned Lucy goes to live with a large lighthouse family on Michigan's Harmony Island. Lucy has a big imagination...
Know Who You Are
This year I faced some big questions. Changes were looming that I'd not had a choice in, and that is always a difficult place to find yourself. I did, however, have a choice in how I would respond. I'm not the biggest fan of change. I like rhythms and routines and sticking to what works. Even...
Follow That Bus
A couple weeks ago I went with our church to teen camp in Florida. This year we took more than 30 young people! It was exciting to need both a bus and a van to transport everyone. My friend Kim and I were assigned to the second vehicle, the van. Our objective was simple: follow that bus. However,...
‘Hold My Hand, Auntie’
Things are a little topsy-turvy at my house this week. Some of my family is out of town, meaning I've been spending extra quality time with my 2-year-old niece. Our church also has VBS going on, so I have less hours in the day as I try to help with that. (I say "try" because it didn't feel...
