The long haul: do not grow weary

So let us not grow weary in doing what is right,
for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. ~ Galatians 6:9

Recently, I read a devotion that talked about changing how we view our problems. Instead of looking at them in their entirety, the author suggested taking…[read more]

When results and efforts disagree: defining growth

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Now that we’ve surpassed the five-month mark into our new adventure on the mountain (see After the Leap), due to a three-week setback with COVID early on—as well as multiple challenges that have taken precedence—it often seems we have little to show for our efforts. Especially…[read more]

Goodbyes and expectation: returning to reality

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When my daughter visited our cabin in September, the goodbyes were especially difficult for me—the only consolation that we’d meet up the following week when my husband and I traveled for appointments and planned to spend two nights at her home. Not surprisingly, when the moment came to say goodbye the second time, it proved no less challenging. But it was also couched in…[read more]

Always the ‘Write’ Time: expanding my presence

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As a non-traditional undergrad returning to college at age 45, I created a blog called Always the Write Time—because I’m a believer that it’s always the write time to try something new. I carried this mindset into my author identity with a passion for writing about hope for new beginnings, humor in the messy middle & heart for happy endings. When I started…[read more]