This is the Simple Life

Yesterday I repeatedly heard the phrase,”a simple life.”  This morning I woke up ruminating on those words and wondered what would a simple life look like for me?  My mind began to think about limiting multi tasking, reducing the amount of electronic...

Reflections

StephenToday I joined with about 200 other people to celebrate the life of my friend Stephen.  Stephen’s mom shared that when he was born nearly 31 years ago she was afraid and didn’t know what to do or how to parent a child with his disabilities.  It is...

Who Do I Ask?

This morning in Mark chapter 8 I read this:14 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15 “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”16 They discussed this with...

Wishing for yesterday, missing today

I’ve mentioned it before, but I feel like I missed a lot of summer.  Well, maybe I didn’t miss it, but I feel like I didn’t get enough of it.  It happens most years like that because my work load is so heavy in the summer, and this year our vacation...

Rugged Beauty

One of the blessings in my life that gives me great joy is that we get to travel . . . a lot!  Especially for a family affected by disability.  I grew up in New Jersey and when I moved to Denver to go to school my Dad told me that I was a western girl and would never...

Sleep – the beauty of it all!

To say our summer (or if you want, even go back to spring!) has been a whirlwind and packed way too full would be a significant understatement.  This past Saturday evening we returned from a 10 day trip to southern CA.  We spent a few days with friends and then a week...