Remaining Surefooted in Unsettled Times
If there is something the world is missing right now, it’s surefootedness. The days seem to be missing the steady, solid, sure steps that normally move us forward into the coming days, weeks and months. Even as I type this, things are shifting, changing and developing across the world in unbelievable ways. Who could have […]
I’ll Take Your Shoulders
Around Thanksgiving, I signed up to run a race in late January. Since I’ve abandoned the life of a solo runner (see that story here), I invited my friends to join me. Two of them jumped on board, and we each started preparing ourselves to run the 14 K race route. A few days before […]
Holding On To the Truth That Steadies Us
The sweet, little dimpled hands of my toddler carefully position oversized cardboard blocks throughout our tiny living room floor. His joy is contagious as he creates an obstacle course all by himself. He readies at the start of the course to bravely walk across (which is really just all the blocks end to end of […]
This Week’s Theme: Surefooted
We cling to the mountainside as the narrow path winds, rocks slipping off the edge into nothingness. Darkness descends and fear is constant as we navigate treacherous terrain. That might sound like an adventure novel excerpt or a description of what are hearts feel in these uncertain days. When the path feels rocky, the journey […]