During a virtual meeting this week, my supervisor brought up that we have officially spent more time working from home than we spent working in our office in 2020. 19 weeks and counting, which is totally surreal to me. Craig and I are both pretty stubborn homebodies under normal circumstances, but these days, we rarely leave the house unless it is to buy more toothpaste or get takeout.
Read MoreThoughts on singing, shopping, social infrastructure and more.
Read MoreWe watched the radar all weekend, slack jawed and praying for relief for our neighbors to the east as Florence stalled out again and again over our coast. I could hear the rustling of the leaves outside, our whole apartment growing darker as the swirling clouds eclipsed the sun, but the rain never came.
Read MoreThe storms billowing on the world's stage and the ones in my own heart have left me feeling angry and depleted and constantly on the verge of snapping—which is, of course, the space where I most need to recognize the gifts for what they are.
Read MoreThe truth is, I've been feeling a bit blue -- a bit out of sorts and off-key lately. And on the days when life doesn't look the way I thought it would or think that it should, I try to remind myself of the ways God is showing up where I am with generous extra helpings of shalom.
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