18 of 45 Moments of Wonder They say that to err is human, to forgive, divine. I would like to challenge this. To err is certainly human. To love truth and to seek understanding, also human. And to forgive - the most human of all. And while it may also be divine, let us not... Continue Reading →

17 of 45 Days of Wonder Here's to all of us! The ones who defy normal. The ones who let our freak flags fly. The ones who usually feel weird or different or just like we can’t figure out where we fit. Here's to us who struggle every day but who find the courage and... Continue Reading →

16 of 45 Moments of Wonder Everyone we meet is fighting a hard battle. Everyone. Even the ones we think have everything together. Even they are fighting a hard battle. Even my children, who I think have a pretty good life, even they are fighting a hard battle. And my spouse, who seems to have... Continue Reading →

15 of 45 Moments of Wonder Do you know your gift? That one thing you bring to the world that only you can bring? That thing that lifts your spirit and expands your heart when you do it? What is that thing you can't quite explain but you know it is your gift? My gifts?... Continue Reading →

14 of 45 Moments of Wonder I am working on my basement. It feels like it will never get done. When I started the job, it was fun. I was motivated. And now...it just feels like a lot of long and boring work. I can't say I wish I had never started it. I am... Continue Reading →

13 of 45 Moments of Wonder Believe in yourself and all the things you can do. But what about the things you think you can't do? What do you do about those? Do them. Did you follow my original 45 Things blog? If so, you will remember that my goal was to do 45 things... Continue Reading →

11 of 45 Moments of Wonder One of my favorite moments at Christmas comes during the evening Christmas Eve service at our church. The lights are dimmed and a single candle is lit. In the darkness, one tiny flame shines brightly, bringing light and warmth into the darkness of the night. And then, in an... Continue Reading →

10 of 45 Moments of Wonder My son has been working on a project for school. In the project, the students have been asked to consider their goals for 2020. We have been doing a lot of talking about what a goal is, how it is measured and the steps he needs to take to... Continue Reading →

7 of 45 Moments of Wonder Yesterday we talked about ending the striving and just being...and now I want to do the exact opposite and talk about building something? That sounds an awful lot like striving. Well, yes and no. The wonder of being is that we are enough simply by being. My friend Kelly... Continue Reading →

6 of 45 Moments of Wonder I am a striver. Striving is what I do. Doing makes me feel useful in the world. I don't know how many of my sentences begin with "When I...Then I... I am curious about how often our striving leads to dissatisfaction. What if we could just be? Right now.... Continue Reading →

5 of 45 Moments of Wonder My son loves to sail. I don’t know if he loves the calm of it, or the challenge of it, or if he just really likes when he goes fast, but he loves sailing. I once asked him, while driving home from a sailing lesson, how he can make... Continue Reading →

3 of 45 Moments of Wonder Have you ever looked around the world you live in and thought, "Why can't people just be kinder to one another?" I ask myself this all the time. The truth is that people are kind all the time. We just don't always see it. So I think in the... Continue Reading →