Dublin is home. We sensed this for awhile, but the extended time away only confirmed the rootedness in our hearts. We love KC, love Wisconsin, but we are where we are meant to be, and we are so very thankful.
Read moreThese Days are Gifts
I've got more drafts in this folder than I know what to do with. Starts and stops, burgeoning ideas with nowhere to go. I'd thought of sharing a few simple Lent ideas, but then more pressing matters came along. I was going to tell you about our wait for a new visa, but then...
Read moreThe only move I'm making
Apparently, every five years or so, nearly everyone you know will be buying or selling houses. We hear from people with mortgages that the market is good for this now and we trust them, because we don't know any different, never having bought or sold a piece of property apart from...
Read moreThe worst thing ever, or how I intend to survive an elimination diet
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2015 may be the year of "submit," but it's also the year of migraines, tiredness, anxiety and eczema. I keep trying to convince myself it must be "something in the water" or "allergy season" or "this bag of tortilla chips just fell in my lap." Just when I thought I'd established a good rhythm in one area of my life, my health is dancing to an entirely different (and altogether funky) beat.
So it is with an extreme amount of regret that I inform you that I have begun an elimination diet. Clearly there is only one way this can go and that is with an eventual mental breakdown. I can't decide on a can of diced tomatoes at the grocery store, let alone...
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