I have a friend who is particularly good at identifying spiritual seasons in her life. With or without the benefit of hindsight, she seems to be able to “sit” in whatever season she’s currently in, while also enumerating the blessings and challenges of seasons that have passed. She told me recently of a prolonged “waiting […]
Meredith Flynn
Turned around
In almost nine years of our parenting, neither of our daughters has ever been lost or even out of sight long enough to raise alarm. Until this summer. On a bike ride in my parents’ neighborhood, our youngest broke away from the pack and nearly lapped us all before realizing she couldn’t see us behind […]
A back-to-school prayer
It has been one year since I started a new job at our daughters’ school. One year of working alongside teachers and administrators who I now know are choosing to do an exceedingly difficult job. One year of learning alongside students who have good days and bad days, sometimes within the same seven hours. School […]
Post-game analysis
We have been married too long to make the mistake we made last fall. On a beautiful Saturday morning, my husband and I drove our daughters the few hours to his alma mater, where his football team was playing mine. It’s been years since the “Flynn Bowl” meant anything; over the course of our 13-year […]
Slumps need good teammates
Is it possible to start a season already in a slump? The trees and temperatures are signaling spring, but winter’s slowness still has a hold on me. Signs of new life are all around, but I’m more likely to muster a “meh” than much enthusiasm for the new season. I’m still struggling to gel with […]
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