Loving Others – Page 4 – Choosing This Moment

When Darkness Prevails

Posted: November 16, 2015 Under: Loving God

By Jenn 1 Comment

I tuck myself into a corner of the couch, my computer on my lap. The fire dances in the wood stove, flickering and waving, mesmerizing, and for a moment, I am lost in a world of violet and gold. A cat curls behind me, her purr rumbling in my ear. Our black lab lies sprawled on … Continue reading "When Darkness Prevails"

On Friendship and Ministry

Posted: November 09, 2015 Under: Loving Others By Jenn 1 Comment

Author’s Note: I wrote this about six months ago, and it’s been languishing in my drafts folder for all that time, just waiting to be published. Because my writing time has been consumed with NaNoWriMo and my fiction class lately, now seems the perfect time to share it. 🙂 As a follower of Jesus, somebody … Continue reading "On Friendship and Ministry"

On Writing and Community

Posted: October 30, 2015 Under: Loving Others

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I’m thinking about writing, and reading about writing, and listening to podcasts on writing. I’m writing, and editing, and writing some more. With my fiction course in full swing and NaNoWriMo right around the corner, it seems every spare moment is given over to the craft of stringing words together, of making them sing. I am … Continue reading "On Writing and Community"

Giving and Receiving

Posted: October 21, 2015 Under: Loving Others

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I’ve realized, as I’ve spent more and more time on this online fiction course I’m taking, that I will only get as much out of it as I put into it. Which is common sense, of course, only obvious. A lesson I should have learned long ago, for it is true of most everything in … Continue reading "Giving and Receiving"

The End of Friday Night Dinners?

Posted: October 20, 2015 Under: Loving Others

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At about this time last year, we began the practice of opening our home to others on Friday evenings. We called it Friday Night Dinners, and the premise was simple: anyone and everyone who knew us was welcome to share a meal with us. We would provide the main course; we asked those who came … Continue reading "The End of Friday Night Dinners?"

What Being a Writer – and a Decent Human Being – Is All About

Posted: October 14, 2015 Under: Loving Others

By Jenn 2 Comments

“If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty and no poor indifferent place.” –Rainer Marie Wilke, Letters to a Young Poet My free moments – those I manage to squeeze into … Continue reading "What Being a Writer – and a Decent Human Being – Is All About"

What Love Does to You

Posted: October 06, 2015 Under: Family and Parenting

By Jenn 2 Comments

In recent weeks, Katie has discovered the wonder of stuffed animals. Previously neglected, left to gather dust in the corner of the nursery, ignored and alone, they now form the centerpiece of her play. They ride on top of her toy bus. They sit with her on the steps or in a lap for story … Continue reading "What Love Does to You"

Who I Want to Be

Posted: October 05, 2015 Under: Loving Others

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I had a coupon for a free drink, expiration date: October 4, 2015. Allowing it to go to waste simply wasn’t an option, so, though it was potluck Sunday and I was more than satiated with good food and drink, we swung through the Starbucks drive-through on the way home from church. The tinny sound … Continue reading "Who I Want to Be"

The Bounty of Our Dreams

Posted: September 29, 2015 Under: Loving Others

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They stood by the side of the road, at the end of their driveway. A sister and brother, seven and five years old, perhaps a touch younger, perhaps a touch older. We could see them shouting, jumping up and down as we approached. Jonathan slowed the car and I rolled down my window so that … Continue reading "The Bounty of Our Dreams"

Don’t Shout Your Abortion. Tell Your Story.

Posted: September 22, 2015 Under: Loving Others

By Jenn 1 Comment

I sat down this evening to write, my thoughts turned toward mothering and being at home and the long days and the short years and how to express the conflicting emotions of spending my days with a one-year-old. I’d worked out some of the phrases, had a good deal of the post written in my … Continue reading "Don’t Shout Your Abortion. Tell Your Story."

Choosing This Moment

Finding the beauty in the everyday

Category: Loving Others

When Darkness Prevails

On Friendship and Ministry

On Writing and Community

Giving and Receiving

The End of Friday Night Dinners?

What Being a Writer – and a Decent Human Being – Is All About

What Love Does to You

Who I Want to Be

The Bounty of Our Dreams

Don’t Shout Your Abortion. Tell Your Story.