May 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Just got home after a wonderfully long weekend in Vancouver, WA with my dear friend Shelly. The purpose of the trip was twofold – to attend a charity event with her (her husband was out of town) and to put on a bridal shower for her soon-to-be daughter-in-law,...
May 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Some of the beautiful noise that I experienced this past weekend was time with my brother and sister-in-law. Toasting to the reality that we have the privilege of being family, but the sweet luxury of being friends. Thankful will never be a strong enough word. One...
Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
At the end of another busy day, I find myself straining to hear the breathtaking sound of silence. A craving inside me to curl up in quietness and wrap myself in the absence of noise. To go to that place where even a whisper shatters the fragile glass of that...
Apr 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Just for...
Apr 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
“If it ain’t the softest cotton and it ain’t washable, it ain’t happenin'” That’s my motto when clothes shopping. And though sometimes I get lured in by cute synthetics and high maintenance fabrics, I know that I won’t really...
Apr 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
“I can’t wait to get out of my Sunday best,” I heard myself say after our Easter services this past week. Which immediately made me laugh out loud. First, because my definition of “Sunday best” wouldn’t quite fit the standard of...