Maternity leave is a weird time to start something new (for obvious reasons). So is the month of December, with all her festivity and glow. But there comes a point when you realize that, actually, there is no good time, and if you don’t step into the thing now, you might not ever. – Amelia came [...]
Sometimes change is the rattling kind, the sort that upends your assumption of stability. The kind of change you didn’t anticipate and that requires walking out trust in a faithful God in a whole new way. Plans shift. Relationships sever. We get bad news. Or maybe good news that still seems scary because even though [...]
Last week, I felt my body start to give way. Regular tasks at work took ten times longer than usual. Evenings that typically held loads of laundry and bread-baking were exchanged for early bedtimes due to zero energy. I had no focus to read. The sore throat crept in mid-week, crumminess resigning me to the couch. But [...]
In three days, I start working again after a five-month hiatus. That means I'll use the slow cooker a bit more and should try to refrain from starting movies late Sunday night. But it also means there is a role in the world of campus ministry that I can fill, and I'm excited to devote [...]
For Mark, Gina & Nora; Jimi & Shannon; and those in transit. When in doubt, get more boxes. Moving gets a bad rap. I always picture the mess - the utter chaos - in our living room on Brown Avenue as we packed up to move in the couple days following. We all tend to [...]
"Start where you're at, be all the way where you are. Sink into where God has you...accept the lessons and the gifts." These warm words came from a blogger in my Instagram feed yesterday morning. And on that particular Monday - with a negative wind chill and a dog as my all-day company - those words [...]
I owe this post to my good friend Elizabeth, who has been married for just over a year now. Thanks, girl. On a weeknight this past spring, I sat down on an over-sat-on couch with some lovely ladies from my college bible study. Reaping all the marriage advice and wisdom I could, I asked Elizabeth [...]
I'm not quite sure how to begin this post. The last few weeks have been exciting, busy, love-filled weeks. I married an awesome man 16 days ago, and since then, it's been a process of allowing my mind to catch up with the monumental action I performed when I signed a few papers on that [...]
Mallory R. Manning 