by Kit | Aug 12, 2016 | On Living, On Mission, Think About these Things, Whatever is Commendable
“Racism is the most common sin in the world.” -Rick Warren On my thirty-fifth birthday, I made the front page. “Good Samaritan injured in carjacking.” Accompanying the headline were two faces drawn by a police sketch artist based on my recall...
by Kit | Sep 10, 2015 | On Living, On Parenting, Reasons to Believe, Think About these Things
Motion Sickness = A feeling of unease caused by movement and its relationship to our natural sense of balance. To look up, you’d never know it. The wonderlands, the wide open spaces of summer are shuttering for the season. Mornings of surprise visitors and spontaneous...
by Kit | Jun 5, 2015 | On Writing, Think About these Things, Uncategorized
I’m writing my first novel. There, I said it. It’s scary, this trying new things, risking failure. In public now. As I sink into my main character’s head, considering her fears, flaws, motivations, and the life events that informed them, I’m gaining new...
by Kit | Feb 26, 2015 | On Living, Think About these Things, Uncategorized, Worthy of Praise
This morning slaps me on the face in a good way, like the tingle of aftershave, like a whiff of minty-fresh clarity. Today the mountains aren’t airbrushed or the least bit soft-spoken. They’re drawn with a fine tip, straightforward. Crags and cliffs...
by Kit | Feb 20, 2015 | On Living, On Parenting, Think About these Things, Whatever is Lovely
Winner, 2016 Cascade Award for Published Article or Blog Post, Oregon Christian Writers When life feels uncertain, I’m drawn to the pinnacles and edges of the earth. To mountaintops and seashores. And I think I know why. If you’re feeling like me, barely...
by Kit | Feb 14, 2015 | On Living, On Marriage, Think About these Things
A guest post for LivingBetter50.com. Read the full article here. Unless you slept through the 80s and have never attended a wedding, you’ve probably sung or even smooched to Billy Joel’s Grammy Award-winning lyric: “Don’t go changing . . . . I love you just the way...
