When I received the photo for this week’s Photo Inspiration Challenge, I initially drew a blank. Cultural syntax, general linguistic norms, and inspirational quotes all represent growth as a positive aspiration. But what does it mean to grow? And is growth always a positive thing? As I thought more about…
“But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.” – Benjamin Diraeli What is it that makes up the minutes, hours, days, and weeks of our lives? Is it the ordinary or extraordinary moments that count? Or is it neither the ordinary…
“Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.” –Bruce Lee Love is a multitude of roles and…
I am proud to have my first featured post today at Provoketive, an online magazine that strives to provide an open and engaging dialogue about life, faith, justice, and culture. There are some truly amazing and inspiring writers associated with Provoketive so I am pleased to be among such wonderful…
I am a do-er, a go-getter, a self-starter. I make to-do lists. I complete the tasks on the list. I cross them off the list. I make a new list. Inactivity makes me uncomfortable and, as a stay-at-home mom, there is no shortage of chores to be done – toys…
please… please.. please… I whispered the words softly, quietly. Please. Please. Please. I chanted the words silently, but strongly. As I stood in the bridal waiting room at the back of the church, ready to step out to a church filled with family and friends where my soon-to-be-husband was standing…