Why am I free from perfectionism one minute and then chained to it the next? Some days I feel like a child, stringing words together like popcorn garland. Enjoying the creative process. Losing track of time. Watching pieces take on new shape and meaning. And then hanging them for all to see. Other days I can't find a single word, like when I'm Continue Reading
A Revealing Conversation with a 19 Year Old
(boys will play - filming as usual. This also counts as work for my YouTube prankster son, JStuStudios) Do you remember the feeling of freedom after high school? You've graduated, you're about to move out and now it's summer. You're free to hang out with your friends morning, noon and of course, after midnight. Free to explore, hike, camp, eat Continue Reading
Lessons from 7 Years of Blogging
You would think after seven years of blogging I would know what I'm doing. Nope, not so much. Strange online bugs bite me and leave their mark. I fly into invisible webs and get stuck. Fighting for freedom, I exhaust myself. I lose my creative self just trying to regain my flight. Can you relate? Seven years ago, I started blogging as a way to Continue Reading
Why We Must Walk Together
This past Saturday morning I walked in a crowd of about 1,500 people to support a good cause. I felt the sting of tears as I looked around before our walk. I wondered what compelled men, women and children to raise money for our crisis pregnancy centers. Did they have personal experience with an unplanned pregnancy? Did they know Continue Reading
Walk For Life 2012 – Life Network
I am preparing to run my first 5K (June 2nd). I'm trying to raise $500 for our local crisis pregnancy center. For the past several years now I've volunteered for Life Network, co-leading post abortion Bible study groups. Because of my abortion in 1990, I love to help others who are once where I was: * Bound in shame and/or secrecy. * Angry Continue Reading
Add Laughter to Your To-Do List
On Sunday, my family and I spent an hour and a half sitting in a historical building, enjoying and laughing at a live comedy show. Yes, it was Mother’s Day and yes, that’s what I wanted to do. Why? Because I value laughter. Plus I know the comedian, she’s a sweet friend. Do you value laughter? Why or why not? Did you know Continue Reading