Affirmed by God

Affirmed by God

Sometimes I dream in other languages. My subconscious mind takes words or phrases I’ve learned in my travels or from my international students and incorporates them into random scenes and interactions.  But I had one particular dream that was more than just a mash-up of random pieces from the language files in my brain. I…

Love’s Ferocity

Love’s Ferocity

Almost nine months into marriage, I finally feel like I’m coming up for air. The months have swirled and surged, waves of adjustment rolling one after another, fighting the tide of learning to listen and placing my husband, Eric’s, needs in front of mine. Fresh into a new year, the first one where we are…

Make a Home in a House of Love (Letter to My Eight-Year-Old Daughter)

Make a Home in a House of Love (Letter to My Eight-Year-Old Daughter)

Brown-eyed girl, make yourself a home in love. Move on in. Set up your furniture. Decorate the place how you like. If you want to paint, paint. If you don’t like the layout, change it. Knock down some walls. Open up some windows. Whatever you feel like.  The house of love is yours to make…