Category: Work and Home Harmony
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Stepping Away
May 2026 I went to New Orleans recently for a work trip. My students conducted themselves wonderfully at the conference, delivering their essays, answering and asking questions, and navigating a big city and conference venue with poise. I was proud of them. But travel weeks are also hard. They don’t happen very often Read more
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The Truth about the Tedious
February 2026 The fine line between being a creature of habit and a seeker of novelty can be a hard one to draw. I function best in routines and schedules. I appreciate that God is a God of order, and I also like to have order in my life. Yet, oh Read more
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How Much Stock Should We Put in a “Thank You”?
January 2026 Last month I wrote about gratitude. (A pretty appropriate topic for Christmas time, right?) But now it’s January, and I’m finding that I’m still grappling with gratitude, though in a different sense. Certain times of the year take a lot out of us, the holidays being a case in point. The Read more
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In Defense of Casseroles
I remember when I started cooking tater tot casserole. It was after my own mama came to stay with us after our last baby was born. She cooked and cleaned, and she made me the same dish she made when my siblings and I were kids. When I bit into the potato and green bean Read more
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Forty and Blessed (not Fabulous)
April 2025 A big part of motherhood is documenting our children’s growth and milestones. But parents are growing and changing as well. This year was a big birthday for me: I turned 40. When I was a kid, we went to a friend of the family’s 40th birthday party. It was shiny black Read more
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Illness and Interruption
February 2025 I read something last month that said, “Currently doing this challenge called January. Where you just try to make it through every day of January.” We’ve made it to February, folks! But, man, January was a rough month for me. There are aspects of the new year that are hard because we are Read more