Mar 1, 2025 | nature & awe
I’M SITTING at the moment at our pretty mountain getaway in Western North Carolina, and it’s the first time I’ve been back since the devastation of Hurricane Helene. You may remember the backstory: Tim and I had come for a regular visit late in...
Dec 21, 2024 | Moments of Grace
AS I WRITE this post, I am under a quilt on our bed in our guest room, a tumbler of hot coffee beside me. It’s 6:50 am, on Saturday, December 21, and I’ve been awake since, oh, 4:45 or so, a hundred thousand thoughts tumbling around in my head they way...
Oct 16, 2024 | nature & awe
IT’S DIFFICULT TO WRITE about the destruction of Hurricane Helene and at the same time, it’s impossible not to. So many people—so many of you, quite frankly—reached out with concern and love and prayers, knowing how deeply we love our sweet getaway in...
Jun 18, 2024 | nature & awe
WE WERE SITTING on the big back deck, looking at the mountains, the early June day having reached that magic time of diminishing heat and lingering softness. There was so much to see. The rhododendron was bursting forth in vivid color, and the wild azaleas seemed to...
May 20, 2024 | Moments of Grace
SHE CAME INTO the world the last day of April, tiny, beautiful, beloved. From that moment on, the earth has seemed to rotate on a different axis—her every newborn need the priority; the air and our hearts united in glorious awe and collective wonder. Sweet Posey!...
Apr 12, 2024 | home & family
WE’VE COME TO THE MOUNTAINS for a quick visit, Tim and I, a final Spring hurrah before returning home to await the arrival of our first grandchild. This has been a sweet, sweet time, these anticipatory months filled with joy after joy as we’ve watched our...
