The Good Logger

by Lillian Webster Cole Who thought that there could ever be A shadow round their family tree. A tree that stands so firm and tall, With...

Friendship is like two clocks keeping time. (Unknown) This was originally posted in April 2019 about a recent girls weekend. With the...

My life was empty, just like those dark, late night I-5 lanes. I was heading towards an unknown destination with nothing bright ahead of...

Ephesians 6:12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of...

I see it as I stand at the counter waiting impatiently that it’s taking two minutes for my coffee to “brew” in my Keurig. A thing of nail...

The sky is pitch black on this late September night as is typical throughout the fall and winter in Ukraine. Whatever little light the...

It’s now 1992 and we are on a plane to the United States of America. We are now a family of seven, another sister and brother were born...

"But, I'm afraid." Her eyes say the words that her lips cannot. I find the closest piece of paper and a pen, and write down my phone...

Daughter I asked you to do a thing, and I asked you to trust me. I am asking you still to trust me. Your worth is not defined by what you...

2018: "Ugh, this one isn't right." I turn my back to the mirror to look again at the jeans hanging on the hangers, leafing through them...

It's been a month since the end of Clothed in Dignity, my 2019 "dress challenge," which raised about $11,000 for Peoria Home. The project...

On February 8, 2018, we launched The Good Logger. In the past two years we have featured a varying amount of content, advocated for the...

Thank you. You look nice. I like this about you. I look forward to it. You’re a blessing to me. I like your perspective. The words...

"Addie, you're on deck." I nervously stand, waiting outside the door, folder-in-hand, mentally reciting my lyrics over and over, trying...

"No one even noticed." Such was the sentiment of one survivor in the film "Blind Eyes Opened: The Truth about Sex Trafficking in...

Around this time of year, I begin planning my schedule for the coming school year. And when I say "my schedule" I actually mean my...

Today I have my friend Forky here to help me explain more about being a Good Logger. Enjoy a snippet of our conversation. Forky: Work....

November 30 of last year I sat down to plan out December. Trying to make the season reflective and festive, I wrote an activity-per-day...

From all of us at The Good Logger, Happy New Year! May 2020 be full of hope and love. Photo by Vika Fleisher on Unsplash

Standing in line, I awkwardly try to avoid eye contact with others as I ponder what’s going to when we get to the front. I’ve never been...