KelliApr 17, 20202 minSeasons Out of (my) ControlIt would feel weird to tell my 2019 self the following: I completed all the things on my "ideas of things to do while trapped in the hous...
KelliApr 11, 20202 minThe Waiting Room WallsAn interesting phenomenon happens when you‘re waiting: You have time on your hands. Your mind feels a bit scattered, you're fidgety and y...
KelliApr 8, 20201 minStay At Home Book Club: Snacks & MusicWelcome to the first post of the Stay At Home Book Club! We're working on the first 126 pages, and while you're working on those pages, I...
KelliApr 6, 20202 minNew: Stuck at Home Book ClubHi Book Club Members! Thank you for joining in on the Stuck At Home Book Club! All posts relating to the book club will be posted here. I...
KelliFeb 20, 20204 minBook Report: Survivor Stories, Getting Over Yourself & How to Have Influence Typically, I read non-fiction in winter, which means I have a great batch of recommendations for you today. I read seven books so far thi...
KelliFeb 5, 20203 minThe Ending of the StoryI have an hour of free time between errands. I head toward my favorite stop: the bookstore. I drift between genres, picking up books beca...
KelliDec 10, 20194 minTop Books 2019 aka "a list of my new friends"I used to get books for Christmas. I don't anymore. Mainly because my husband says, How am I supposed to know what book to get you?? And ...
KelliNov 25, 20193 minThanksgiving is HardThanksgiving is hard. There, I said it. I'm hosting. My family is (mostly) a delight. We pretty much agree politically AND religiously. I...
KelliOct 9, 20194 minA Priest Backs Out of the RoomMy new friend and I are laughing so hard we are wiping away tears. I can barely catch my breath. I sit in a chair close to her at the end...
KelliOct 7, 20193 minBook Review: August/SeptemberMy attention span has been shorter than normal and my time allowed for reading has been practially nil, friends. So this list is short an...
KelliOct 2, 20193 minHope Tastes Like Coffee CakeI stand in the kitchen on a rainy October day eating blueberry coffee cake. My mom has been diagnosed with cancer. Life throws us this new...
KelliSep 29, 20194 minWhat Rob Lowe Taught Me About Being MyselfThis is a story I tell my friends. It's a silly story about a time I made a decision to be myself. Not a huge, courageous story. Just a l...
KelliSep 27, 20193 minThe Best Question I Learned This YearI was taking notes studiously in the workshop I attended until she stopped me with a question: "Ask yourself: Where is that written?" I w...
KelliSep 13, 20195 minNot Starring You: The Support RoleMy best friend is really pretty with the most beautiful hair I've ever known. When we shop together, people stop her and ask how she gets...
KelliJul 25, 20193 minLooking Through A New LensI went to the eye doctor today. I wear contacts and glasses and needed to update the prescription, as I've been feeling my right eye stra...
KelliJul 23, 20193 minSpiritually Good Enough? The definition of spirituality is a tricky thing. So I've included the above picture in order to help you. Because, of course, this is th...
KelliJul 12, 20194 minSummer Reading: Fictional Fun Wanna win some of my books? There's a giveaway at the end of this post! Keep reading! It's just too hot to hold on to a coherent thought ...
KelliJul 8, 20194 minSummer Book Review: Non-Fiction - You Can't Make This Stuff Up!I always try to have a good mix of genres while reading, and some of my favorites are true stories. I've always felt reading memoirs and ...
KelliMay 2, 20192 minFollowing the SongI caught my daughter's eye as the wrong words popped up on the screen during the worship song. The congregation stumbled as we tried to f...
KelliApr 25, 20194 minRed Light, GoIt comes out of nowhere. The light turns green, I start to go, and there is a pickup coming at me out of the corner of my eye. He's blown...