Two Dates
Got’Cha Day: January 23, 2013 I don’t do dates. Most of the time I make up the date to head my notebook page or log my entrances and exits in… Read more Two Dates →
Slowing Down: A Curated List
I’ve sat down to write several times today and instead I’ve been rereading a lot of past blog posts that have to do with slowing down. I decided to curate them here, organized by date, according to title, and a snippet of the post. Celebrate This Week LII (11 October 2014): I celebrate slowing down. The world likes to tell me that I should do more. I’m learning this isn’t always a Truth. The world likes to tell me if I’m not doing everything, then I’m not enough. The Ketchup… Read more Slowing Down: A Curated List →
I am a Story Collector
I collect stories. The Bible is filled with really awful, horrible chapters of stories. Hard journeys of deceit and jealousy, murder and rape, exclusions and cover-ups. If you take one… Read more I am a Story Collector →
A Birthday Miracle with Donuts
“You’re not going to believe this,” Stephanie said at dinner tonight, then continued her story. “After I finished passing out donuts to all of the kids in my homeroom and… Read more A Birthday Miracle with Donuts →
Moment by Minute by Day by Year
{Stephanie: 2008 & 2014} The girls came home for the first time on the Friday before Easter 2008. On Saturday, my mom and I thought it would be fun to… Read more Moment by Minute by Day by Year →
What’s First?
Stephanie lost her temper and the large canister of zip ties used to secure Christmas decorations spiraled across the room. Hundreds of zip ties were strewn from the foot of… Read more What’s First? →
Stories for Advent
For the past few years I have intentionally written less during the season of advent. I’ve shifted my writing habits to focus on the meaning of Christmas, to thicken my… Read more Stories for Advent →
Breakthroughs
Jay has never returned to the same school, with the same kids. Never. He has four years under his belt and has never experienced returning. He doesn’t know whether his friends will be there next year. He doesn’t know if he will be there next year. It’s not a stretch for the imagination to realize that the end of a school year might kick up some hard emotions if all previous life experience tells you that you start over again in August. Not just a new teacher, but a new… Read more Breakthroughs →
Do I have to? {22 of 40 Stories}
Recently, I’ve been given a bit of truth about friendship. It seems as though I was caught in a snare – and didn’t even know it! Before then, I felt… Read more Do I have to? {22 of 40 Stories} →
Ruth Ayres Writes 