Hard things and good things work together
October 9, 2020
I’ve been thinking this week about the good things we receive through an experience of hard things.
No matter how good the good thing is we receive through what’s hard...it doesn’t magically make the hard things good. Or transform them. Sometimes (most times) the...
There's more happening while we wait than waiting
September 25, 2020
I read this sentence today and needed to pause to think about it for a little while.
"There is more happening while we wait than just waiting."
The author was talking about how frustrating it is to wait. How weary we get, how cranky and frustrated and wishing it ...
Consecutive time off > time off in pieces
September 18, 2020
Hello everyone! I’m back!
Really actually missed writing these Notes, come to think of it. I like the routine and pattern, and I love the thoughtful replies I get and the good conversations it starts.
Being off for three whole weeks, consecutively, has shown me...
Rest is always possible.
April 15, 2016
Rest is always possible.
It's always a choice.
And it's always an act of faith.
Telling ourselves that we "can't" rest simply means we won't. There's too much on. The baby is crying. The house needs to be viewed today or someone else will buy it. An employee just put ...