Am I Brave Enough?

Am I Brave Enough?

Am I  brave enough? That is a question that begins for us when we are just learning to reach, to walk, to journey on our own. In all honesty, I don’t know if that question ever leaves us.  Am I brave enough to trust? Am I brave enough to follow? Am I brave enough to...
Cheers to Our Little Dreamers

Cheers to Our Little Dreamers

As I looked through odds and ends in the barn today, I started to laugh at all the boxes of my husband’s sports memorabilia. When we were dating in college, I should have known that each sports poster put out by the team, every recruiting letter, and all the...
Find Your Yes

Find Your Yes

“Yes” seems to be the popular thing these days. When did it become so wildly attractive to be busy? Isn’t it funny that when asked, “busy” seems like a socially acceptable response, and “I have some time on my hands,” would be labeled “sad”? It’s as if “busy” means...
How Hard Did Aging Hit Me?

How Hard Did Aging Hit Me?

While we compare all of these profile pictures, much of what we see are babyfaces, awkward phases, clothes, and hairstyles.  When I look back at my profile picture from ten years ago, I see my eyes, bright with anticipation, but the angst in my stomach says, “That...
Game Day Popcorn

Game Day Popcorn

This popcorn is literally the easiest thing I make for any get together and is always gone by the end of the party. We call it “Husker Popcorn” because I made it the first time for a Husker football game and my people didn’t know how else to ask for it again. Even if...
Sacred Mornings

Sacred Mornings

Oh, sacred mornings. It may be the snooze button or the tennis shoes sitting on my dresser staring me in the face: if I vow to take the best care of what I most value, how would my mornings change? As my two-year-old crept down the stairs at 5:05 a.m., bright-eyed and...