When you don’t like something in someone else, look in the mirror because you probably do the same things. This mantra followed me from childhood. The weaknesses and faults of others magnify, while we remain blind to our own failings and limitations. Whenever you’re...
My stomach plunged when I looked in the empty bag. My laptop gone. How had I allowed this to happen? Again? Leif and I spend more than 180 days per year on the road. This lifestyle means we are strewn about—our bodies, diets, clothes, electronics and possessions. We...
Some days I feel like I live Frozen. Frozen in time. Frozen in relationships. Frozen in boiling emotions. Frozen in confusion. Frozen in between the spiritual place I reside and the latitude and longitude I long to be. Maybe you know about the winter...
One thing I’ve been discovering lately is the role of unintended consequences in my own life. Leif and I talk about this often. He tends to look at people and think that if someone makes a decision, then it’s their responsibility to live with the consequences. While I...
Let me introduce you to my friend, Micha. Micha (pronounced “MY-cah”) Boyett is a blogger, writer, and sometimes poet. She shares her story of rediscovering the simplicity of prayer in her recently released memoir Found: A Story Questions, Grace, and...
