Writing the story of a life

Writing the story of a life

Writing, for me, is both a part of how I make my living and how I make sense of my living. My summer reading has coincidentally connected around a theme that, in the end, a life is just a collection of stories. What does it mean to write the story of my own life, a...
When what I really need is a little more space…

When what I really need is a little more space…

Photo Credit: Jon Hansen I carved out a bit more space this season as a response to a God who whispered for it.  For months, I have known that I needed it.  But I didn’t know what I needed it for.  I was actually a bit afraid that I might be missing something, that...
I only need to fix it if (I think) something is wrong…

I only need to fix it if (I think) something is wrong…

Photo Credit: Hudson Byblow We were sitting at the counter doing homework, Robyn and I, and she was frustrated, and I wanted to fix it.  Fix the “new math” that makes us both feel stupid, fix her frustration, fix her belief that she is the problem.  The irony stared...