I built this blog about 11 months ago. Quietly, delicately, I shared with a small handful of people. Mr. S., a few friends who’ve always championed my writing. I leaked it through Twitter a few days later, just with a casual link here and there. Just a little personal blog, I’d say if someone asked. … Continue reading »
{Inspiration-Driven Links is my weekly roundup of the web.} Good morning, friends! I’ve found some gems online this week! Ready? I want a Tuesday kind of love. Sometimes, on those days when marriage seems rather lackluster, we have to remember that there is beauty and treasure and rich joy in the lackluster and the everyday. … Continue reading »
With great power comes great responsibility. The more I read through Proverbs, the more convinced I am that Solomon could have written that. I’m reading along with some fantastic ladies through She Reads Truth and spending a good chunk of time in this book recently. Words have power, I am convicted. Words have power to … Continue reading »
. . to my newest friends, the Chacos. After 24-ish months of watching Mr. S. wear them and love them, and then a few months agonizing over researching on the Chaco website, plus a little Twitter Q&A with happy Chaco owners, I finally bought a pair of my own. A few things held me back. … Continue reading »
Opportunity shows up and looks us in the face every day. We have two choices. The first: to turn away as we mutter an excuse. The second: to accept it and dive in with our whole hearts. (Insert Friday Night Lights reference here: Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.) Mr. S. moved here in August … Continue reading »
In the middle of all that is crazy, busy, overwhelming, far-too-much, falling apart, cannot-handle-this . . . we close our eyes and fold our hands and remember. We are infinitely loved and remarkably cherished. Beautifully, wonderfully made. And treasured beyond compare.
These days, Mr. S. and I call a college town and its sister our community. Now that most students have vanished, to hometowns and summer internships and study abroad trips, things are different. Slower. Calmer. Emptier. The flood is over and the sea is free of waves. I noticed this en route to a coffee … Continue reading »
Good morning, friends. Today is either going to be remarkable or ridiculous because of how little sleep I scored last night. No major crisis, just one of those nights with eyes unbearably wide open. So that means admiration if this rocks and grace if it doesn’t, okay? Perspective. MAINTAIN PERSPECTIVE, I sometimes shout to myself. … Continue reading »
On Monday, I sat down with what I considered such ripe writing fruit. Creativity. Friends, I had this huge-fantastic-neat Creativity Week planned out. Mind maps, calendars, fun headlines, the works. But when I sat down to write . . . nothing. And the irony! It’s creativity, Sarah. So where’s my creativity? I lost the creativity … Continue reading »
Today, I got into a bit of marriage small talk with a client. Nothing too serious, just chatting about daily things. She’s been divorced and re-married and brings a fantastic perspective to all of it. Sometimes it’s crazy difficult, I admitted to her. But I wouldn’t want to walk through it with anyone but him, … Continue reading »
