Five Minute Friday: Wonder

Five Minute Friday: Wonder

The end of the week – a good time for few words. Want to take five minutes with me and see which ones bubble to the surface? Let’s just write and not worry if it’s just right or not. Here’s how we do it: 1. Write for 5 minutes flat with no...
Five Minute Friday: Wonder

Five Minute Friday: Home

{Turns out it only takes one minute to read my five minutes out loud. Some of you asked, so here it is: click to listen to my five minutes on Home} This is the time of the week when we steal those five minutes while the kids are fingerpainting the dining room table,...
In the season of rain, pray for rain

In the season of rain, pray for rain

I pray at the kitchen sink more than anywhere else. I think it’s something to do with the soothing warm water and the fact that washing dishes is a focused task. Compared to, say, cleaning up the living room, which has me rabbit trailing between toys and books and the...
The case for the small marriage bed

The case for the small marriage bed

Pete and I have a big bed. Well, actually, it’s a big mattress. It’s the one thing we purchased as newlyweds that we still use every single day. Well, night mostly. It’s king size,...