Yes. Si. Oui.
That’s what my husband answered to the French waitress when she asked him a question . . . Yes. Si. Oui. It, needless to say, was funny - and I totally understood his language confusion. As we have, together and individually, navigated this beautiful, artful, and old foreign land of Paris, we have stumbled our […]
The Early Bird . . . yeah, yeah, yeah!
It happened like this. I went to bed, early, to get up, again, to go to the gym. Sweet. Discipline, intention . . . all that. So, I’m sleeping, in a deep sleep even, when an alarm of sorts rang out. And kept ringing. My husband begins to stir. The dogs begin to stir. My […]
Living the Word of God – Practicing the Presence of God
Good Morning Beloved My Goodness Community,
I am always searching for ways to deepen my relationship with God through practices and behaviors that enhance my awareness and experience of God. It is my most heart-felt intention to see the face of God everywhere, which sometimes feels impossible. But when I’m doing my best, I am at […]
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
I spent much of yesterday in prayer and meditation after receiving a clear directive from the Holy Spirit to be still. For days I resisted this stillness for no apparent reason really. But by the end of the day I was given a plan to practice success daily. Now I feel focused and on purpose, and this […]
What You Resist Persists
He can barely hold his little eyes open. He’s so sleep, so cranky, so fussy – he’s even too tired to sustain a cry. We’ve tried singing, rocking, swaddling, and pacifiers, but nothing is working. He insist on staying awake and resisting the obvious - sleep. One yelp after the next he grows more and […]
Chop Wood, Carry Water
Actually, for me it’s been more like feed baby, carry baby, change baby, burp baby, wash baby, rock baby, etc. There so many unanswered questions in my life at the moment. Will I go back to work in a month or so? Full-time or part-time? Childcare? Who, where, and how much? And then there’s the […]
Writer’s Block
No, I don’t have it right now, but . . .
As we continue forward with this magazine, I’ve discovered that writing the articles has not come as easily as I thought they would - most of the time. I thought I’d be able to crank them out like I do dinner, when the mood hits. Or […]
The Season of Things
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8:
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to […]
Washing Your Fears Away
“Jaaaaack,” we taunt, “You wanna bbbbbbaaaaaattttttthhhhhhh?” “Jack, wanna bath? Wanna bath? Wanna bath?” As we raise our volume and the tone in our voices, Jack’s excitement level also rises. See, Jack hates baths, and will do everything he can to avoid them. Our normally easy, docile dog becomes a barking, […]
Grow the Good!
Grow the good. It was a passing sentence really . . . but I just can’t seem to shake it. Neither can Monique . . . My Goodness Magazine’s co-creator. I, nearly absent-mindedly, included that statement in the email I sent out announcing our second publication of the magazine. Grow the […]
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