Hard Things Category Archives

2014

Well, here we are, friends. 2014. A few years back (ten minutes ago), when R-girl started school, I remember coming …

ADVENT

advent n. A coming into place, view, or being; arrival. Sometimes, while we wait for the thing that we have been waiting for to come into view, or …

REAL THANKFUL

But I wonder if the best kind of gratitude is the kind that can hold both thankfulness and longing…

TRUTH

Lately, because I have bumped up against a few, I’ve been thinking about lies. Or maybe I’m actually thinking about truth. …

RULE BREAKER

rule book | the both and | shorts and longs | julie rybarczyk1

This week, I broke a rule. The kind of rule that has been peering down its nose through its wire-rimmed …