This post originally appeared as an exclusive article in Kirk Cameron’s new community: The Campfire. To join, sign up here. I scanned the social media post causally. The writer was a thought leader, a decorator type, discussing the beauty we can bring to a room, no matter how humble. It was those last words, a …
The cry sliced the airways, charged up and over aisles, while I passed an obligatory glance at the paltry remains of the Christmas clearance. Everyone heard it, but no one made eye contact as the small but powerful wail crashed into our collective consciousness. Someone was having a bad day. I tried to ignore the …
This post originally appeared as an exclusive article in Kirk Cameron’s new community: The Campfire. To join, sign up here. I could pick from a LONG list of examples to crack this idea open because anyone who has done family for more than a day knows that family time gone awry is real and rampant. …
My hairdresser told me she hears it all of the time. The woman who wants to cut her hair, wants to change things up, but can’t quite yet. Her reasoning is simple – she needs to lose ten pounds first. We scoffed at the idea. How sad is that? And we then sheepishly admitted, yeah, …
We grab the list from the local box store and make sure our kids are stocked with supplies. Suitable backpack? Check. All the paper? Check. Ziplocks and Kleenex and anti-bac wipes or whatever else they are requiring this year? Check, check, check. But what if we’re missing the stuff our kids really need from us …
I said a hesitant yes to swim team and with one word I lit a match to my quiet mornings, writing time. It felt scary. A different brave. I’m not even the one getting in the pool each morning, swimming until long after dark. And yet somehow, I am; treading water, trying to find a …
The tests, results and funny memes regarding introverts and extroverts are rampant. But what if all of our knowledge in this area wreaks of a greater problem? The invitation arrived and as I read it a faint sigh escaped my lips. The smallest valve released, almost involuntarily, from somewhere deep. I recognized it as part …
Stopped at the light, I was the third car back, which simply means I had a decent view. In an instant, the lights went green and the turn lane flashed yellow. I wouldn’t blame anyone for getting confused in this situation. I live in a town where I can count the sum total of traffic …
I navigated my way out of the clogged grocery store parking lot and was almost free when I noticed his car. Parked in the far reaches of the lot, it was solitary yet strategic, at rest in the shade of a small tree. The car had to be nearly as old as I am. It …
My husband flipped through the sports channels on television somewhat haphazardly and paused on a game of darts. It piqued my interest. I had never seen anyone throw darts on television before. Or anywhere, for that matter. I took a quick assessment of what I was watching. These men appeared to be professionals. That must …
