I took a couple of hours this afternoon to just “be”—it’s been a busy (and hard) month, and I’m about to head into a weekend full of work and people and noise. It’s ridiculously hot outside, so I found a coffee shop and some of my favorite music and my Bible and a notebook and…
The temperature dropped this week. It’s a false fall—I know that—but if my Facebook memories are any indication, the same thing has happened about this time in past years. I know it’s a fleeting moment, but that didn’t stop me from brewing a cup of tea and lighting a fall candle this evening and reveling…
I had a sore shoulder, but I was shrugging it off until this week, when a doctor told me I might have strained my rotator cuff—suddenly we’re talking PT and preventing further injury and all those wise things…and I’m wondering if my shoulder hurt this much before she diagnosed it or if it’s gotten worse…
More than four inches of rain fell in my neighborhood today. That was light, actually, compared to other spots in the state. We’ve been watching the flash flood warnings come through all day and waiting out the rain. If you’ve been in the path of storms this week—whether physically or metaphorically—know that you’re in our…
August is typically my busiest month, and I usually reference the back half of July as “pre-August.” So I’m fully in the swing of the busy and trying to find the moments to breath in between all. the. things. that need to get done. Many of us are in prep for fall activities and events—may…
I discovered Rugby Sevens this afternoon and watched multiple games (they’re only 14 minutes long, so you can do that), and I still have no idea how Rugby works. But that’s one of the delights of the Olympics—discovering (and getting mildly obsessed with for less than 10 days) some sport you’ve never heard of before….
I’ve been watching a LOT of soccer the past few weeks, between the EuroCup and the Copa America. I’ve watched favored teams go home and underdogs make it further than expected. I’ve seen one of my favorites knock out early, and two other favorites make it to the final. The drama of international soccer is…
Jack Zulu and the Girl with Golden Wings has officially released! This second book in the Jack Zulu series is now available at the Story Warren Store, Amazon, or Audible. Watch authors S. D. Smith & J. C. Smith talk about the book in the launch party replay here. Around the Web The Wild Glory of an ‘Ordinary’ Life Jon…
I’m to write a blog post on something bookish or writerly this week and—while I’ve started one—I haven’t actually decided yet what I’m writing about. It’s a funny thing, this kind of process, where you start with a general direction, but you don’t know quite what it’s about until you finish. I’ve started writing about my jump…
I filled the six feet of bookshelves last week, pulling some of my lovely old series like the We Were There Books and the Signature biographies from shelves in back rooms forward into the living room where they can show off their coordinated spines better. And in those back rooms, there’s now almost an entire…
I brought home a bookshelf that I had at the office because it was not being used there and piles of books have been forming at my house. I just added it to my wall of bookshelves. Things are now slightly off center, but I’m okay with that—or I will be as soon as I…
My cat has moved to “summer mode”: in which he sits near me, but rarely on me. I appreciate that I still see his affection for me, but I’ll be delighted when we get back to cooler days when he’ll become a lap cat again. Around the Web Animal Picture Books by Sy Montgomery Janie at Redeemed Reader share…
