by Kit | Mar 27, 2021 | On Empty-Nesting, On Living, On Mission, On Parenting
With the dreaded medical procedure behind me, I roll back the bedcovers feeling confident. My mind’s still pleasantly misted from the anesthesia and the doc had good news. I should have no trouble sleeping tonight. But nope. Hours later I’m like a flailing fish...
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 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...
by Kit | Sep 11, 2018 | On Empty-Nesting, On Living, Think About these Things
Against my better sense, I open the email. Our local community college is pitching a continuing education class called Pine Needle Basketry. This strikes me funny, and I do an internal eye-roll. Ha! That will be the day. And I direct my forefinger toward the delete...
by Kit | Aug 8, 2018 | On Empty-Nesting, On Living, On Mission, On Parenting
“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and...
