I stood there nervously waiting for my name to be called. Other classmates got called one by one. Minutes of our precious recess ticked by as I looked longingly at the “grade 4 jock”… { read more }
I reached out with some solidarity one day to my sister, mentioning the range of emotions and sibling battles we’d had in our house one day. She asked if I could care less. Me?… { read more }
He drew me close, smiling. His strong arms around me undoing all the tension of the day. Daily. It’s Friday eve and the girls are riding their new-to-them bikes in circles around us, shouting… { read more }
I looked out over the soccer field, enjoying the early evening light. How have I not done this more – ended the day with a walk by myself?! Suddenly the value of worship in… { read more }
The lone beeswax candle flickered on our old English oak table as we all grabbed another snickerdoodle. The table cracks filled with old playdough and cracker crumbs, most of which I’ve given up trying… { read more }
Like fish flowing all in one direction, we would take one step at a time downward until we all wandered the same white hallway towards the same cold musky platform. Perhaps a jazz player… { read more }
She wakes up every morning promptly at 6:40am. If not before. I hear her bedroom door creak open, as her waking-up-feet stumble down the hall. She appears with blonde bed head, rubbing her eyes,… { read more }
It was midnight. And God woke me up. I’d had a bad dream and woke up. As soon as I did, God spoke. “Remember how you used to fall asleep to fantasy?” Yes. I… { read more }
Faith Real Life
What I’ve learned about being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and manna in the moment
“I NEED to be alone and to not have anymore input!” “That show really bothers me, I can’t watch it anymore.” “What’s up, I can sense your mind is elsewhere?” “My head literally hurts… { read more }
“There’s Tim Hortons!” “There’s McDonalds!” Yes, my children know them. It was one day after piano lessons, and my girls began pointing out places they recognized. My oldest is on the brink of learning… { read more }