Embracing a Routine of Rest
My heart sunk and my heart rate increased at the question. My mind was spinning with how to provide a satisfactory answer in that moment. I was growing much too...
Category: Life Overseas
10 Tips for Daily Life Overseas
I look at the title of this post and think, “Hmmm… 10 tips to follow? Nice!” I love tips. I love knowing how to do things and...
On Sacrifice and Self-Care
I collapsed into my bed and plugged my phone in. There were no blankets to snuggle into - it was too hot. So I laid there, my face against the...
The Answer When Shifting is Constant
For the record, I still can not drive a stick shift. When we first got married, my husband drove a little, blue Ford Festiva. It was a...
Laboring in Community {The Grove: Labor}
Recently my daughter-in-law invited me to be present during the labor and delivery of our first grandchild. Her mother, my son and I made quite a “labor team” as we...
[Not] Changing the World
It's not a classroom I'm used to. I'm seated at a long table, chairs gathered around. No orderly desks lined up facing a whiteboard. Instead, we're set...
Mama
It’s early morning and I hear the screen door of the back porch creak open. I instantly freeze mid spoonful of yogurt and go through my mental checklist: Did I...
When We Let Go of Comparison
I have fought most of my life for a place to belong. These battles are too often fraught with comparison. Am I like them? Do I look...
The Day I Bought a Rug {The Grove: Homemaking}
“I bought a rug,” I texted to my best friend. There was no preface, no following clarifying statement. Just… “I bought a rug.” “Wow,” she texted back....
The Routine of Relaxing {The Grove: Relax}
I probably shouldn’t be giving advice about how to relax because I’m fairly horrendous at it. Relaxing, for me, takes work. I can rarely make it through watching an entire...
