Called to Clean (when our calling clashes with our expectations)
Cleaning and organizing didn’t fit my idea of God’s calling on my life. A book on the New York Times Best Seller list was more what I had in mind.Scrubbing floors couldn’t possibly be a vocation, anymore than it could bring in enough money to help get on with my writing, right? Nonetheless, cleaning and organizing are turning out to be my...
I Wish I Were Dead
After reading Dave Hamlin’s blog post Wanted: Dead and Alive, I think I got it. Dave describes better than I ever could what God’s been up to for the last, oh, I don’t know, 55 or so years of my life. The last eight have been especially significant, as well as especially painful. I felt abandoned by him, but knew better. Still, I couldn’t...
Being Tested or Testing (a post about self-destruction)
Last Monday, I felt like I was being tested. Not quite like Job from the Bible, mind you, but his trials did come to mind that evening around 11:59. Yes, I was being dramatic. Working on my blog, the perfect photo wouldn’t load, which, after many tries, caused the words not to load. I’ve had trouble before with images, but never content....
Consequences are Inevitable
No matter what we do, there are consequences. I’ve been aware for a while about how our decisions add up to the kind of life we live, but I’m not sure I realized the magnitude of every single action until I noticed my husband’s holey T-shirts. Last time I did the laundry, it just so happened that every one of his shirts that I hung up had a...
Girls Aren’t Safe Here (the post I was afraid to write about the granddaughter I was afraid to have)
“It’s a girl.” The nurse announced the baby’s sex while Mom, Dad, both sets of grandparents (this is where I come in), and the baby’s uncle-to-be looked at the ultrasound on a big screen TV. I held my daughter Kelly’s hand during that sacred moment of seeing my granddaughter for the first time. “Were you shaking?” she asked when it was over....
Making a Choice When Plans Change (guest post by Beth Vogt)
Today's guest post is by friend and author Beth K. Vogt. I'm not sure when our paths crossed online, but I'm delighted they did. Since then, Beth and I have found we have much in common from falling on our faces (specifically our noses) to becoming first-time grandmas to baby girls in July. I'm happy to have Beth here today, sharing her story...
Stalling (a post about honesty)
Stalling. I’ve done a lot of it lately. I put off posting on my blog because I was afraid of what you might think. Afraid I’d be misunderstood and judged. And the worst, afraid I’d be told I shouldn’t feel the way I already do. After thinking through all that, I wasn’t up for sharing about our daughter’s ultrasound, the one that showed the sex...
Hi, I’m Kim.
I write about Getting Your Own Life While Loving the People In It which means we live our lives, honor our emotions, and show up for our relationships.
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