thoughts from the deep recesses

We now have two employed teenagers in the house... Savannah got hired at Safeway (like her brother) and is working her first shift as I type. I had to laugh as Asia drove her away this morning - she will definitely be the prettiest courtesy clerk on the floor today - she was up at 5:00 straightening her hair and putting her makeup on... I am moved at God's provision when I realize how hard it is to get a job these days for the under 20 set... and no one is flipping burgers! Speaking of jobs, Asia is working one and a half jobs right now as he builds his private practice. He has had clients steadily since he started and currently works Monday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. He's a little frazzled. But he's enjoying his new office and getting to know his clients. I am so proud of him. He got his first totally-out-of-the-blue-off-his-web-page clients last week. It felt good, I think, for someone to pick him without already knowing him. It's sort of the ol...

I am privileged to know many, many sweet friends who are in the thick of motherhood - having babies left and right... this letter is what has been on my heart lately as I watch each of them tentatively enter the role of 'mom.' Dearest new mom, I wanted to let you know I'm praying for you in these early days of motherhood. I remember so vividly the exhaustion and elation of becoming a family. There was more than one moment when I just completely broke down, so overwhelmed, and declared "I can't do this!" It's hard. But it's also SO sweet in so many ways and somehow, miraculously, God gives us the strength to keep giving. Motherhood is about giving more than anything else. You've already given your body to grow this precious little one... and now you continue to nurture and give your body to provide sustenance and warmth and comfort. You will give time when there is no time. Attention when you feel as though there isn't one attentive cel...