Neil Armstrong felt like a fake. Imagine. While in a room full of artists and scientists, musicians and discoverers, he said to Neil Gaiman: “I just look at all these people, and I think, what the heck am I doing here? They’ve made amazing things. I just went where I was sent.” And I said, “Yes. But […]
The Myth of Enough: Five Minutes on Bein...
It’s Friday again and I want to be more disciplined in my writing so I am going to once again join the Five Minute Friday writing community. You are welcome to join us! Every week we write for 5 minutes on the prompt given by Kate Motaung. This week’s prompt is “Enough.” I’d love to […]
Two Books by Women for Women on Internat...
International Women’s Day is nearing its end, but I still want to celebrate a little bit my most favorite way: with books! Books written about girls who solved mysteries, conquered fears, and persevered through life’s hang ups formed my childhood. The characters became my friends in my inner life. From Laura Ingalls Wilder‘s adventures across the […]
What Postpartum Depression Looks Like {S...
While preparing for the external version of our breach son, a delivery nurse went through all the check-in procedures. While going through my medical history, I answered yes to a history of depression. She looked up from the computer into my eyes, her forehead creased with worry. I assured her I knew what depression looked […]
Listen to my MOPS talk “Self-Care is Sou
We are in a busy season, here in the Everson household. Packed in a way I could not have envisioned a year ago. At the end of September/beginning of October I staffed a weekend for Women’s Walk with Christ in North Carolina. Then Tim staffed a Marked Men for Christ weekend in Colorado. In between […]
I Long for Unity in this Disjointed Worl...
I pray also for those who will believe in me… that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may […]
Struggling spiritually as a mama? Lookin...
Good morning, friend. How are you? Yesterday was one of those days of clarity for me. A time when the light fell across the path and I saw the simplicity of the steps God has for me. For months (perhaps years) I have had a lack of focus on my life. The change has been […]
My doubts about “The Life-Changing Magic
When Tim and I were first married, he handed me a large bin of my things and told me to organize it. Having watched several episodes of home organizing shows I separated the items in three piles: To Keep, To Sell, To Throw Away. Then I sat there wondering what to do next. Tim came […]
“Heart Matters in Early Motherhood” Sara
After Jack was born I was undone by all of the different books, blogs, and opinions on mothering. From attachment parenting to Ferber I was confused and overwhelmed by the choices and sense of judgment in the mothering community. Having never done this before (and being one of the first of my friends to have […]
Self Care is Soul Care :: The Spiritual ...
A couple of years ago, a woman from our church asked a good question on Facebook: Shouldn’t we be less focused on self care and more focused on soul care? There were resounding yeses from other Christians. I had just finished the curriculum for our Spiritual Disciplines class at the Scum Study Center and had […]