Throw the confetti, blow the kazoos! Today's the big day! A Book is Born. The metaphor of childbirth has repeatedly come to mind throughout the last five years. That's right. FIVE years. Here's a little peek at baby's book's progression. The Ultrasound: This is the book on day-one of it's … [Read more...] about Celebrate! Remarkable Faith
Writing
Turtle in a Bucket: An Announcement
The first time my boys captured a painted box turtle and put it in a five gallon bucket, I felt like I had hired a babysitter. For free. For hours the boys watched that poor turtle try to claw his way out of that bucket. He was picked up, turned over, and dropped. Occasionally they’d dash into … [Read more...] about Turtle in a Bucket: An Announcement
Six Word Story
Several years ago, blogger Rachelle Gardner challenged readers to write a six word memoir. She gave her own example: "Too much coffee? No such thing." As someone who struggles with being brief, I thought it would be a good exercise. It was, and I finally landed on these six words: "Jesus used … [Read more...] about Six Word Story
On Moving to a New Place
In 2012, about 100 blog posts ago, I set up a little blog called Permission to be Real. It was born out of unexpected inner conflict when my youngest started kindergarten. When I dropped him off for school the first day, I thought I might cry. Lots of my friends had cried. However, I’d dropped … [Read more...] about On Moving to a New Place
Keeping Track: Books and Sharks
I'm not sure I’ve ever kept a resolution for three consecutive years. Until now. “Keep track of books I read.” It was a change of strategy regarding resolutions which you can read about here, and it worked for me. This year, two books stood out as all-time-favorite material. And you don’t have … [Read more...] about Keeping Track: Books and Sharks
Start Living Braver
Click here to start living braver! If a short glance at the cover of this book starts your insides buzzing, or if your immediate response is to grab a dish rag, spatula, piping bag and start color-matching the icing to fix that atrocious “problem” you might enjoy and benefit from reading The … [Read more...] about Start Living Braver