Just Say YES!

Our family is wrapping up a two week stint hosting a student from Costa Rica. It has been a fabulous experience—one filled of fun, learning, and connection for all of us.  Although Charlie is quite fluent in English, there were some moments where the translations...

Living with Patience

I have had a lot of life circumstances in which I have had to practice living with patience recently. Patience with our medical system as Deaken finally gets a diagnosis after four weeks of illness, and now heals from mono. Patience as Quinton serves a long and...

Living Embodied

Each year Jamie and I gift our kids with travel rather than stuff for Christmas and birthdays. He takes the boys (usually to a sporting event or on an adventure), and Halle and I jet off to Mexico for a long weekend.  To say I am grateful for the ability to do...

Living with Ease

Last week I dropped a series of very loaded questions at the end of my message, starting with: What do you want to do tomorrow, next week, and through the year? This was purposely phrased to be a bit dramatic, and not really intended to be answered in one moment. As I...