by kimhyland | Nov 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today will undoubtedly be a full day . . in more ways than one. For all the preparation, we often still find ourselves caught off guard. By life. In all her beauty. And her mess. Somehow we imagine she wasn’t invited to this feast. Or at least got...
by kimhyland | Nov 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
It was a booger of a morning. Besides starting at five am, I’d had two hard conversations even before my first cup of coffee. Life is like that. She’s not polite, and she doesn’t care that Monday mornings are overwhelming to me no matter what time...
by kimhyland | Nov 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
There’s a place I really love. I have only been there a few times in my life, but I’ll never forget how much peace I found when I visited. It was a place of rest and joy and surrender. And even though I didn’t live there, it felt like home. Like...
by kimhyland | Nov 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
The last week was overwhelming. Not just in the normal sense of busyness, but also sadness. Some of life’s harshest strokes hit many people that I love. The death of my friend, Aida, a wife and mom to five young children. My friend’s ongoing battle for her...
by kimhyland | Nov 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have six kids. Four are still at home, and we homeschool them. Three of them are teenagers and require all the time and emotional energy this season demands. With just the responsibilities inside these four walls, I hardly have time to keep us in clean underwear and...