by Kit | Feb 19, 2019 | On Living, On Loveliness, Think About these Things, Whatever is Lovely, Worthy of Praise
Choose joy,” they say. But how? My friend Erik just marked a bittersweet anniversary, a decade passed since a snowboarding accident left him paralyzed, confined to a wheelchair. Yesterday Erik wrote this: “It was ten years ago today that I lost my ability to...
by Kit | Jan 28, 2019 | On Empty-Nesting, On Living, Think About these Things
Image: HGTV Today as I type, I’ve got a front-row view of some curious goings-on across the street at the old, historic farmhouse. For years that beloved local landmark had gone to ruin. Many chased the dream of fixing it up . . . until they did a cost-analysis....
by Kit | Dec 17, 2018 | Advent Reflections
Originally published December 17, 2018 I circle the Costco parking lot like a vulture and score a decent spot. Did the rows of shiny shopping carts reproduce just for the Christmas season? Like a slinky, they now extend around the corner and down the side of that...
by Kit | Dec 2, 2018 | Advent Reflections, On Empty-Nesting, On Parenting, Think About these Things
A Vintage Christmas {Advent series, week 1} vintage: of old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance, or quality : CLASSIC The angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you...
by Kit | Oct 19, 2018 | On Empty-Nesting, On Living, On Parenting, Think About these Things
October ushers in our first icy mornings—and steady winds, punctuated by wild gusts. What few leaves remain on the Aspens seem to never not be in motion. I wonder what’s up with those crusty holdouts, still lodged there, decaying on the branch. Yet so often...
