Write. Ding. Toss Write. Ding. Toss. Arggghh. I just have to trust that the words will come one of these times., that they will take shape on the page. I only have five minutes? I guess it’s a lot like parenting. I knew it would be hard, but, well, I knew my hubbie and I […]
Five Minute Friday-Real
February 3, 2012 By 10 Comments
We sit in a circle. Waiting. Watching. Worrying. Wondering how real we can be. Wondering how real others will be. As facilitator of the group, I jump in to break the ice. They’ve heard some of our story, how my husband and I have done a lifetime of stupid. Of how we ran arm in […]
Five Minute Friday-Vivid
January 20, 2012 By 9 Comments
Gray. Washed out. Worn out. Just plain tired. Do you feel as a mom sometimes that you just don’t have what it takes anymore? That between the job, the kids, the finances, the stress, that you have been stripped of your joyful, colorful self? I felt that way last year. You know what I […]
Five Minute Friday-Awake
January 13, 2012 By 21 Comments
His large hand settles softly on my shoulder, and He gently shakes me out of my on-again, off-again, walking, waking slumber. His voice, soft and deep, rumbles right through to my core. Kim, it’s time to be vibrantly, intentionally awake, all the time. To grab hold of those precious talents I gave you and put […]
Five Minute Friday-Connected
December 16, 2011 By 8 Comments
Sharing: “Here, this was useful to me, and helped me cope.” Encouraging: “Wow, did I mess up. Learn from my mistake, so you don’t have to go down this same painful road.” Asking: “Help me, please. I can’t find my way.” Across the miles, through the countryside, into the cities and over the oceans, we […]
Five Minute Friday-Tired
December 2, 2011 By 18 Comments
Whew. Some days my load is so heavy that I have all I can do to keep from going over backwards. I feel like the little dog in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas as he works mightily to pull all those stolen gifts up that steep mountain. However, it is no load of gifts that […]
Five Minute Friday-Grow
November 18, 2011 By 15 Comments
It started with a gentle tug, a quiet whisper. Kim, my love, it’s time. Take my hand, it’s time to move into the plans I have made for you. Thanks, I say, but I can’t really go there, because, well, I’m afraid. I know I’ve told you time and again how unfulfilled I am, how […]
Five Minute Friday-Unexpected
November 11, 2011 By 3 Comments
I’m good. I’m fine. No, thanks. I got it. I am independent, proud and a go getter who likes to do things on her own. I don’t need any help. Oomph. {Stumbles, falls to ground} What was that? A bump in the road, a marriage that needs more than you think you can give, a […]
Five Minute Friday-Remember
November 4, 2011 By 7 Comments
Remember it’s not about the falling down. It’s about what we do when we’re done bouncing on the concrete. It’s about apologizing and moving forward when we lose patience with our children. It’s about finding joy when the days have been dark. It’s about giving thanks for the difficult experiences that grow us. It’s about […]
Five Minute Friday-Relevant
October 28, 2011 By 6 Comments
I ask in my prayers to be led, to see a need and fill it, to lend a hand, offer some hope, to help light the way. What happens is that I see analogies, metaphors and similes everywhere. They wag at me, like friendly pups, from the pages of books and magazines. Like an […]
