Two stories and one picture from the other side

July 8, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

by Amanda Cleary Eastep We stepped up to our ankles in the cold water, careful to keep our footing on the gray and brown mosaic of smooth stones beneath our pale feet. This simple act was a pinnacle moment–leaving our shoes on the gritty sand of the “bonny, bonny bank” and walking together into Loch […]

Dating Boaz

December 12, 2010.Reading time 5 minutes.

The first time my elder daughter tells me she’s going on a date, I will die. Maybe not all of me, but that part that believes she will always be content to sit at the computer chatting online with her friends or watching reruns of “The Nanny” with me at midnight. I’ve had it easy, […]

Tribal Parenting

August 13, 2010.Reading time 3 minutes.

A moment of leading the tribe instead of managing the children

Evening Retreat

July 24, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

Finding a retreat in the comfort of ordinary…