spring – perhaps the greater

unexpectedly expecting

after 5 years of marriage where we’ve clung to the party line of “God is bigger than birth control and the best laid plans of mice and men,” we’re taking the training wheels off!

I’m working on developing my voice. I think I’ve gone a long time as a peacekeeper rather than a peacemaker, and I’m learning to see and hear a difference there. a peacekeeper will not speak up or speak out, in order to keep the peace; a peacemaker will speak truth and clarity into a situation,Continue reading “voice”

-re-create-

redo, recreate, replace, remake, revise, realign – bring it back to where it’s supposed to be.which is where, exactly? why do all the words make it sound like I need to strip it all away to come out the other side? all I have seems to be empty – fear, exhaustion, loneliness – broken, heavy,Continue reading “-re-create-“

The Peacemaker: growing as an Enneagram 9

I really enjoyed this 60 day journey to explore more about my Enneagram number! it’s an ongoing process, much like life itselfEnneagram is not the be all, end all, bit it has been very helpful for me. this book explores a great deal about being a 9, including gut feelings, merging, moving towards anxiety inContinue reading “The Peacemaker: growing as an Enneagram 9”

hidden treasure

Jon’s spent most of the last few weekends slowly pulling all the bushes out of our back yard in the first of approximately 1,273 steps in our ongoing quest towards a garden. I am totally on board with this because since we moved in last July, the idea of having a bunch of poorly groomedContinue reading “hidden treasure”