If I Had THIS, My Life Would be Complete
I pulled the sliding glass door shut behind me and walked barefoot across my mother-in-law’s back porch. I sat on the big porch swing. Sigh… a slice of solitude and quiet in a summer of travel and transition. I pulled out Amber Haine’s Wild in the Hollow, ready to escape into someone else’s story. But […]
10 Things to Tell Yourself During Transition
Here are some descriptions of a woman in the “transition phase” of giving birth. Ironically, I find it to be a pretty apt description of myself when I’m in the middle of a big life transition like… I don’t know, moving across the world. “Emotionally, she can become restless, irritable, discouraged, and confused. She may […]
How to Settle Your Soul
I love this time of year. It’s a precious gap for our family, a pause between the travels of summer and the full swing of fall schedule. It’s a time to put our home in order, the home that’s been steadily unraveling all year long. I sigh with satisfaction when everything is in it’s place. This is […]