The Invisible Writer

The Invisible Writer

This is a guest post by the awesome Emily T. Wierenga — author of books, lover of life, and general cool writer gal. Enjoy! # By Emily T. Wierenga The year is 2011, and Kasher has just turned one month. He’s a little boy in a vibrating chair at my elbow, and...
Do Two Things Halfway and Fail at Both

Do Two Things Halfway and Fail at Both

So there’s this quote, and it’s something like DO TWO THINGS HALFWAY AND FAIL AT BOTH. But it sounds better. Like most things, you can google it. (I didn’t.) The point being, I’ve been thinking about this concept a lot this month, as I struggle...
How to Remember to Thank Others

How to Remember to Thank Others

Recently, someone did something exceedingly generous for me. Not one of those “open the door when you’re limping” favors, but something beyond that. Way beyond that. And, as I lay in bed the night after said favor, my mind was racing with the various...

What I’m Reading {2015}

I’ve said before that for six years or so I’ve set a goal with my reading. For many years that goal was 100, and I’d usually exceed it by a dozen or so. In 2012, I decided to up the goal to 150, and in 2013 I upped it further to 200 (and exceeded...