The Good Logger

My body is restless. I can’t stop moving. I have to do something but I am stuck in a two-by-three-foot space. I can’t talk with anyone. I...

"Tell the story." That's what God keeps telling me. Several months ago my pastor mentioned a project in which we tell the stories of...

Writing is a part of me the same way I need blood in my veins. Since my earliest memories, I’ve needed to write to live. I would say “I...

One time, my girl was two. My #2 girl was two. We had a party, a sheep party. Everything had to be sheep. But I really don't remember...

1) Take deep breaths. A lot of them. It has been super hard in all this to find calm and peace. In my house there are five other people...

Laying in the grass Turn my head Did I see it before? Was it always there? Did I never notice? How different it all looks from here Tiny...

I am 37. I have been married to Jim for 15 years. I have 5 kids ranging in ages from nearly 9 to just turned 20. I have lived in...

fatigue noun fa·​tigue | \ fə-ˈtēg \ Definition of fatigue  (Entry 1 of 3) 1a: LABOR b: manual or menial work (such as the cleaning up...

It's been six months since pants became an option again in my wardrobe, meaning the fundraising dress challenge ended. Now that things...

I would say that as a mother it’s impossible to maintain a balance all the time. But really as a person it is impossible to maintain a...

It's easy to drive past something and not see it, even if you drive by every day. It's easy to pretend it doesn't exist simply because...

One foot in front of the other Step Step Step Not sure which way to turn But some movement is better than None Even walking in place,...

A few weeks ago, I sat in my living room and watched Governor Inslee announce that schools would not be reopening this year. I knew it...

"But, is it the corona?" His little voice conveys worry. His papa is in the hospital for emergency heart surgery. A few weeks later he...

Never again will I worry that the hug lasts too long. Because when will I get to hug you next? Even if it's tomorrow that's too long to...

It’s a common question to be asked and even more right now because everyone is wondering how everyone else is doing. Right now, who knows...

1. The grocery store has had almost every thing we need, even if it's a smaller package or something. 2. Talking with my friends for...

I wrote this a love letter for my deepest and closest friends of over a decade. No amount of words would ever be able to capture all we...

This was originally posted on Good Friday 2018. As the church is separated on one of the holiest days, may God meet you where you are in...

The Lord writes our days and he has written these days. Minute-by-minute he has ordained these days even though they feel like weeks....