Blog: Infusion of 
Courage

My hand drifts to the mug next to me, fingers curling around the warm rough pottery. My third cup. Where else could I sit and muse over coffee all morning? This place- its quiet, isolation, lack of agenda but fulness of life- I could never have imagined it. The cabin in its maturity feeds my […]

Leaning back in the rocking chair, I let the sun warm the side of my face. A spider web glints delicately between the birdhouse and one of the sturdy cedar posts supporting the porch of the cabin. I’ve come out to escape the heat inside. The wood stove has done a little too efficient a […]

“The New Normal.” It’s a phrase on its way to cliche. Encapsulating that odd experience when life’s unthinkable changes morph into habit, “the new normal” helps us make peace with transition. Now that I’m back after a brief summer sabbatical, I’m ready to talk about yet another new normal. Last year at this time, I […]

Please check out my guest post on Fruit of Brokenness: You Make Me Bold: Kirsten’s Story   Thanks for inviting me to share my story Melinda!

Today, attention is turned upwards toward the solar eclipse. The shadow will arc from Oregon to South Carolina like the mark of a foot swept through wet sand, to disappear in moments. Since I do not live along the path of totality, I turned on NASA’s live stream. I felt a little envious of my […]

My husband and I had our 25th anniversary the other day. We are planning a getaway to really celebrate, but the day itself was a bright bubble reflecting our life together. Dan went to work at the office and I worked at home. Before we parted in the morning, we hugged and kissed and agreed […]