My high school English teacher’s birthday was this week. My mom posted on her Facebook wall and thanked her for teaching my sisters and I how to write. She taught all of us–over the course of nine years. In the exchange that followed I was reminded of all the things my sisters and I shared […]

I’ve heard from more than one person this week that has been reminded of the value of written notes–emails yes, but also handwritten, mailed notes. I’m terrible at writing notes, but if you aren’t, do. There’s a lovely story about pen pals below that is an encouragement to all of us. Around the Web Pen […]

Eastertide. As Andrew Peterson writes in a post linked below, “And now it begins.” The most joyful thing about Easter, I think, is that it is not just one day long. If we follow the church calendar, we get 50 days in Eastertide, but in reality, we celebrate Easter every single Sunday–and every day is […]

Each week, I sit down to prepare this newsletter and I find myself in a different space every time. It’s a routine–sometimes a hurried one, sometimes a thing at the last minute that I can barely fit in, sometimes it’s relaxed. I hope you have those routines. There are weeks they feel like a chore, […]

We’re inching closer to Easter, and spring is growing busier. How easy it is to get caught up in the busy rather than resting in the fact that we’re about celebrate the day that brought hope to the whole world. I’m reminding myself here–look to the hope. Around the Web Thoughts to Make Your Heart […]