Real quick, because I’ve been short on time lately:
Yesterday, Natalie was outside, trying to fit a toy into a bag so she could come inside and she kept yelling that “it’s not working!” I know I could have just went out there to get it for her, but I wanted her to struggle and ask, [...]
Posted by: Becca on: April 17, 2009
At any given time, our lives are subject to change drastically. For the good, or the bad. At this point in the relatively young lives of my friends and I (as twentysomethings), we may have already had moments like this, but the truth of the matter is, we will have many more. Some of us [...]
Posted by: Becca on: April 16, 2009
I’m doubting everything I said last week. Maybe there won’t be enough. There’s so much to lose. Maybe it won’t be okay (or I won’t be okay). Maybe I can’t keep moving. Maybe I will be paralyzed. Maybe I just can’t do this again, anymore, at all. Maybe I’m a complete failure. Maybe I’ll never [...]
Posted by: Becca on: April 8, 2009
Last week, my husband lost his job. Last year, he was laid off and out of work for 8 months. I’ve been sitting on words and thoughts and emotions and I know we’re not the only people here. I know what I’ve learned from last time. I know we’ll be okay. Not because that’s what [...]
Posted by: Becca on: April 1, 2009
Passion inspires passion, my friend, Caleb wrote. We find what we seek. At our best, we are called to action by the action of others. And at our worst, we feel the need to criticize the action of others while safe in our little cocoon of inaction.
We have in our lives the things we have [...]