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This life you didn’t necessarily plan for is becoming quite beautiful on you.In the Light of the UnexpectedIt might be that day of the week, or that particular season, or ...

We hold hope and despair, one in each arm, and we cradle them close to our chest, because they both have something important to say at every moment. ~ Kaitlin ...

Over the past year, I’ve been called to companion my thirteen-year-old daughter through challenging new territories due to a severe health issue. I use this word as a verb because ...

Love is a good place to start a new beginning. BUILDING ON LOVEI wear a worn wristband that bears the words Only Love Today Recently, someone asked me what that ...

By being softer you can hear more, learn more, feel more, and love more.I’ve had enough of my hard edges. I’m tired of straining my voice. I’d like to loosen ...

“I want be on the swim team like Natalie,” Avery announced shortly after she turned six. She’d even put on Natalie’s team suit and Speedo goggles to show that she ...

In a world quick to condemn, criticize, and overreact, be quick to be kind.The summer before I started middle school, I gained a lot of weight and developed unsightly stretch ...

I wasn’t sure how Natalie would react to hearing me admit my most painful truths in a bookstore filled with friends, colleagues, neighbors, and complete strangers. Although Natalie had heard ...

Creating a Sun DelayI remember the first time I started collecting hellos.Instead of staring at the screen of my phone or reviewing my to-do list that day, I simply watched ...

My children each have a backpack they carry to and from school.Inside the backpack is a folder. Each afternoon, I empty the folders. The next day the folders come home ...

The day had gotten away from me. It was a Hands Free Saturday, which meant having fun took priority over showering and doing my hair. But now it was almost ...

Maybe it was the recurring disappointment in my children’s faces when I told them I didn’t have time. Maybe it was the superficial hellos and hasty goodbyes offered to my ...