Living Fully Ordinary

Living Fully Ordinary

I don’t have a bucket list and I never make New Year’s resolutions. While my intrepid husband conquers mountains, launches himself from the safe confines of an airplane, or explores the waters in which bull sharks thrive; I curl up contentedly on the sofa with the dog...
Living Fully Ordinary

Five Things ParentingTaught Me About Real Love-Day 1

In the sheltered simplicity of the first days after a baby is born, one sees again the magical closed circle, the miraculous sense of two people existing only for each other.  -Anne Morrow Lindbergh I thought I understood love–it’s complexity, depth, and...

French Toast and Jelly Beans

I’m awakened by the sound of my daughter’s voice, “I want French Toast, mama.” Through sleep-dimmed eyes, I notice she stands next to the bed–a peace-offering in her hands and a wide grin on her freckled face.  “I’ve brought...
Living Fully Ordinary

The Blessing of Being Plain Re-visited

As a little girl I imagined my name was Tamara–so much more elegant and interesting than plain Tammy.  I wanted to do amazing things…serve in the Peace Corps…write a bestseller…perform on Broadway.  Even now–mid-way through life and...