Loneliness is an epidemic. Every woman I know craves connection. We want to know each other and be known by each other.  Passing each other in the hallway and exchanging small talk is no longer satisfying the need for deep relationship. We want more. Choosing to connect with others is scary. To know someone and be known by them authenticity and vulnerability is necessary.  We must allow others to see the real us and allow them to be fully themselves with us. It requires a great deal of effort ... read more

Today I am overcome with emotion, almost undone. Joy, disappointment, excitement, sadness, pride, and love all made an appearance today. Some of them made multiple appearances or for extended periods of time. I watched as our son, a senior, ran his final cross country race. He ran well and I am so proud of him. But knowing it is the last one brings with it a sense of loss. This sport that has been so much a part of our lives for so long, is now over. I gathered with a group of girls as the ... read more

The following prayer is not one that I am praying for me, at least not right now. It is instead, an honest prayer from the perspective of those who are knee deep in the struggle. God never says that our words in prayer had to be big or pretty or flowery. He does tell us to come to Him and pray about everything. As I write, there are so many I love whose circumstances I wish I could change, but I can't. So I pray. A lot. My hope is that someone will see these words and be able to cry out to God ... read more

Revise is today's prompt. It had me stumped for some time. As a teacher, revise means to observe and then change mistakes. While I do plenty of revising when I write, I couldn't find a way to relate it to finding hope in the hard. I decided to look up revise in a thesaurus. The synonym that stood out to me was transform. Transform is what a caterpillar does when it morphs into a butterfly. To transform means to make a drastic and significant change. I want to be transformed. I want to ... read more