Author Archives: Sarah M. Wells

Praise God from whom all shopping bags flow…?

I stood in line for an hour and a half without a cart carrying a basket full of stuff and two boxes full of more stuff for $160 worth of merchandise today. There was much sighing. I kept telling myself, this might be the only day you have free child care and can actually goContinueContinue reading “Praise God from whom all shopping bags flow…?”

Why do we need spiritual leaders?

In a team building exercise at work today, we were given fifteen people and a life raft that only holds nine. The Titanic is sinking, basically, so who gets in and who stays behind? My team kept Obama but dumped Jay-Z, we kept the carpenter but dumped the line cook at Denny’s, we kept theContinueContinue reading “Why do we need spiritual leaders?”

Things Beyond My Control

I am writing this in Word on my laptop in the living room because of things that are beyond my immediate control.A week or so ago, the buzzing from the doorbell xylophone in the hallway at our new home began buzzing so persistently and at a gradually increasing buzz rate that Brandon decided to flipContinueContinue reading “Things Beyond My Control”

Breaking the Workaholic

It’s the first TGIF of my first week at a new job, and because the week was so full, here is the amplified version: the (awesomely delicious) tortellini soup my (amazingly productive and generous) mother-in-law made while watching my three (exuberant, exhausting, active, loud, snuggly) children has cooled and is stored in the fridge alongContinueContinue reading “Breaking the Workaholic”

The In-Between

I spent today in the in-between, standing on the bridge that connects where I’ve been and where I’m going. We moved into Brandon’s grandma’s house in Copley this past weekend, and although it’s now our brown couches we sit on in the living room, our photos propped up on our bookshelf, our candles lit andContinueContinue reading “The In-Between”

You’re Going the Wrong Way: God’s Plan and Purpose

I spent most of my late teens and early twenties trying to discern God’s will for my life. Does God want me to be a creative writing major or a religion major, or an English teacher, or should I do all three? Should I keep going to Ashland or should I transfer to another school?ContinueContinue reading “You’re Going the Wrong Way: God’s Plan and Purpose”

What are we going to do today?

We are going to do nothing. Nothing at all, nothing planned, nothing scheduled, no agenda, no calendar items, no outings, no play dates, not even laundry. We are doing nothing.I am out of the office (again) after the two-week summer residency. Because I worked so much during the last two weeks, I’ve been itching toContinueContinue reading “What are we going to do today?”

Holiday Greetings from Nine-Month-Contract Land

I’m a Donkey on the edge!Back in November, I surveyed the approach of the holidays, the onset of bowl season, the ramping up of my husband’s travel season, and the end to my four-day work-week on an 11-month contract. With all of the calm and clarity of a person anticipating the possibility of another mentalContinueContinue reading “Holiday Greetings from Nine-Month-Contract Land”

Just One More

I am confident that everything I have to give to my kids is never enough. All night long, they ask for things, all the things, every single thing. Just one more kiss. Just one more hug. Just one more song. Just one more book. Just one more game of tag. Just one more slow gatheringContinueContinue reading “Just One More”