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The Forecast Calls for Rain

April 2, 2026Leave a Comment

A reflection on Lent, renewal, and the quiet ways prayers are answered There’s a part of me that, in years past, would have looked at this weekend’s forecast and felt immediate disappointment. Rain, all weekend. Plans rearranged. My beautifully planned outdoor Easter tablescape rendered useless. I might have selfishly had a general sense that something…

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(Dis)comfort and Joy

May 20, 2020March 4, 20212 Comments

Joy is a decision, a really brave one, about how you are going to respond to life.Wess Stafford If you've been following along with my relatively new blog project, you might have noticed that I haven't had a post in a few weeks. Thank you for noticing! The truth is, I haven't been without anything…

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Hi. I love my husband, my family, my country, all dogs (but especially ours), cooking, wine, travel and am a bit of a news junkie.

I have opinions, reflections, and passions about what I’ve learned from the different roles I’ve had in my life as a daughter, a sister, a career woman, a friend, a wife, an aunt, and a stepmother that I plan to share here. I’m also at the age where I’m starting to ponder life’s next chapters, and the inevitable changes that come with age.

Regardless our politics, our relationship status on Facebook, or whatever we might be dealing with personally at the moment, I believe we’re all in this together, and we’re just trying to figure out how to embrace the inevitably rocky journey of life with optimism and hope.

Whether you read a post here and say to yourself “Thank God, I thought it was just me,” or “Good Lord, she’s lost her mind,” I hope you’ll tell me so. Thank you!