by Kit | Jun 6, 2026 | Reasons to Believe, Whatever is Lovely, Writing
I wish you could meet Ruth. Our florist for the past twenty-something years, she really deserves to be a character in one of my future novels. Ruth hums across the weathered floor boards of her shop like the Energizer bunny, all business, spewing recommendations. One...
by Kit | Nov 25, 2022 | On Living, Parenting, Reasons to Believe, Think About these Things, Whatever is Lovely
Ahh, remember the days when life’s seasons were so predictable, so clearly defined? Growing up on California’s central coast, life had only two seasons—school and summer vacation. Here on Oregon’s high desert, as our sunny October bustled to a close, aspen...
by Kit | Mar 29, 2019 | On Living, On Loveliness, Reasons to Believe
Updated 4/14/2021 Around this time of year I hear myself and others lament, “It’s spring! What’s with these freezing temps (or rain or snow.. or all three)?” As if we’re meant to go right from winter to summer, to suddenly arrive under Eden’s blue sky on March...
by Kit | Jun 15, 2017 | On Living, On Parenting, On Writing, Reasons to Believe, Worthy of Praise
Aglint of gold caught my eye, something shiny tucked down in the shag carpet of our guest room-slash-office. Aha! A thin necklace belonging to our oldest daughter (the married one), proof that for several days prior our house had twittered with the happy bedlam of an...
by Kit | Aug 26, 2016 | On Living, On Mission, On Parenting, Reasons to Believe
[This post first appeared at AnotherBrokenHallelujah.com on December 3, 2014.] When I said “Come sit on the bed,” she just planted her legs straight like prison bars and asked why. I patted the comforter next to me and mustered up my best impression of a mother...
by Kit | Sep 19, 2015 | On Loveliness, Pin-couragement, Reasons to Believe, Uncategorized
In Sweet Home Alabama, young Melanie and Jake stand on the beach under stormy skies. She asks, “Why’d you wanna marry me for, anyhow?” Jake says, “So I can kiss you anytime I want.” I drove ten minutes for this lake view. And it’s...
