i came to you in a season of grey where the outside makes the inside cold i allowed you to introduce me to a life that i did not quite know the sun had…

An entire nation awoke to the news of a man named George Zimmerman being acquitted of any further charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin. It is certain that there is a shared ache…

I believe that there are certain words that we do not like to hear when it comes to particular areas of our life. Whether it is in parenting, being physically active or spiritually alive,…

Friday morning started out with a breakfast with two of my sweet girl friends. We spoke of upcoming seasons in our lives with fresh excitement, and a few “I don’t know, but we’ll see’s”…

I was four episodes deep. Four episodes into Mad Men when I finally decided to stop and actually eat something. It seemed that my appetite had been distracted, perhaps even quieted, by Mad Men.…

Over the weekend, I was able to enjoy some time with my family. There is something incredible about getting older (assuming “older” is coupled with maturity) – I’m learning to enjoy the moments spent…

I will never forget sitting in a service at my church in Florida listening to two young men* describe the horror of the earthquake in Haiti. I will never forget how they described the…

Spring, so far, is excruciating in Chicago. There is this unending thought that it might just be easier to sew my sleeping bag-like jacket to myself, and that I will never know the feeling…