It comes like this – a student academic report, downloadable from the parent portal at our school, and I can feel it. The clench of anxiety. I’ve done the school mum thing for two-and-a-half years, the fear lessens every year, but I’ll never forget the first semester. What will it say? What will the grades … Read more the one thing your child needs
I’ve been reading Grace Table almost since it started, and love its message about faith and the table. I joined the contributing team a few months ago, and here’s my first offering. Do click over to read the whole piece, and subscribe there as well. You will love the varied perspectives on the hospitable life and … Read more learning to live with limitations: a grace table post
This post is day 27. New to the series? Start here. Thanks to all of you who have shared these posts and commented, I so appreciate it. Do say hello if you’ve been reading or are new. It would be lovely to meet you. If you want hundreds of other great 31 Days topics, you can … Read more day 27: perspective
This post is day 17. New to the series? Start here. And if you want hundreds of other great 31 Days topics, you can find them here. Today’s post is by my friend, Olivia. I’ve known her for almost 10 years now, and am so grateful for her friendship and influence in my life. I’ve … Read more day 17: transition story – a guest post
This post is day 9. New to the series? Start here. And if you want hundreds of other great 31 Days topics, you can find them here. A child’s world comes apart quite literally in transition. The train track is taken apart and put in a box, the bed dismantled and wrapped in paper. There … Read more day 9: words of life
This post is day 8. New to the series? Start here. And if you want hundreds of other great 31 Days topics, you can find them here. So you’ve felt angry, the grief overwhelms you at times, there is an unexplicable sadness in your heart when you think about your losses, and then what? How … Read more day 8: expect and accept negative emotions
This post is day 6. New to the series? Start here. And if you want hundreds of other great 31 Days topics, you can find them here. Many years ago, I had a session with a counselor to talk about a transition I was experiencing. This was before marriage and children, it was me and … Read more day 6: grief and loss in transition
This post is day 3 of 31 Days of Thoughts & Tips on Transition. Head here to read the rest of the posts. And if you want hundreds of other great 31 Days topics, you can find them here. We were sitting at our dining table with Big Boy, who is four, when we told him the … Read more day 3: talk to your kids
This post is day 3 of 31 Days of Thoughts & Tips on Transition. Head here to read the rest of the posts. And if you want hundreds of other great 31 Days topics, you can find them here. Part of the nature of transition is the removal of something. We can focus on what is being … Read more day 2: finding a new rhythm
My first trip on an airplane was as a 22-month-old flying from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Fayetteville, Arkansas via California. I lived in 13 houses in the first 18 years of my life and split my childhood between coconut trees in a small province in the Philippines, idyllic Arkansan suburbs and smoggy Manila. When you … Read more falling forward: thoughts & tips on transition