BEING a Human Being

My new bolster on my yoga mat…. yummy! If this pandemic has taught me nothing else, it’s certainly taught me to live in the moment and to take time to really BE. When everything came to a screeching halt in March 2020, a lot of people learned really...

Actually, You CAN!

A beautiful piece of pottery made by a dear friend. Happy New Year, my friend! I was reading earlier today about what researchers call “the fresh start effect,” those times we push a big old reset button at the beginning of a new calendar point, such as...

A Post-Easter Prayer of Forgiveness

I wasn’t in a great mood this past Easter weekend. As one who leads a small group studying Jennie Allen’s wonderful book, “Get Out of Your Head,” I am ashamed to admit I got WAY too deep inside my head. I allowed various things to bring me to a...

On Becoming a Mother…

My three-day old baby! On February 21, 1985, my life changed forever. I became a mother that day. As a high school and college student, I didn’t know if I wanted children. Babysitting stints and even student teaching had this only child pondering if she wanted...

Dear God, it’s me, Amy…

But You know that already. You’ve known me since before I was a speck on my parents’ radar. We chat everyday and have since I was a little girl, but with each passing year, I think I talk with you more and more. I don’t always hear your voice as...