Today is my Sabbath. Laina takes hers on Saturday. Today is Father's Day. I fixed those same banana pancakes I wrote about a few days...

So I'm struggling. I've never succeeded at any kind of 365 in my entire life. I'm not naturally wired for linear success. Not that I...

Rich had his retirement official recognition two days ago. I was unprepared for my own grieving. And my own momentary panic. When Rich...

I already had to play "catch up" with this 365. I'm conscious of it. Living it. But recording it is a challenge. I can do almost...

I took the day off to be with Davis since he was stuck at home until the car was ready at 4:30. It was great to have a heart to heart...

Living Lightly is learning not to overachieve. Nobody cares. I'll try to post everything here somehow, but it may just be a pic of what...

A few days ago, I woke up praying with deep angst for a loved one. I'd been carrying this burden for years and not seeing what I knew...

Some randomness: Yesterday, we picked up Davis from the airport. It took us 2 1/2 hours to get the 1 1/2 drive done. When we were 1:11...

So, I've been thinking about light. The most powerful painters of light have a secret. They know how to master their darks. It's in the...

I just wrote the words that are below the line in my newsletter. Part of me is saying, "Well now you've done it." But what have I got...

This week, I received a copy of a new book. I was particularly overwhelmed to receive it. I met the author at an international artist's...

Four paragraphs. For paragraphs to justify my business baby’s existence. The average paragraph is about 200 words long. The average...

I promised to write this in my newsletter. But where do I start!? I think I’ll just jump into the middle. If you’ve been raised in any...

I have been going through a 16 week course called Be Transformed from Rock House Center based out of Nashville. They have one other...

I already posted today. I already wrote about a list I was going to make. Instead, I ate lunch. Napped. Read my novel and ate ice cream....

“I’m sorry I wrote you such a long letter. I didn’t have time to write you a short one.” – Blaise Pascal I'm renaming my blog to be the...

by Lydia D Crouch Amelie stood in the spacious courtroom. The flags, the guards, the very railings that separated those on trial from the...

This is Ralph. I've had Ralph since I was in junior high. Ralph was my first and remains my only guitar. I have written countless...

I’ve been thinking about Joy for years. It’s a powerful thing. But the church I have known has, for the most part, attached guilt or...

A while back, we watched a show. I forget which one, but probably The Amazing Race. In one episode, the teams were in Africa in safari...