Guest Post: Book Review of “Together”

I do it every summer. I never mean to but I can’t seem to help it: once again I’m counting down. Lily (my oldest child) turned nine this summer. The reality of what that means boggles my mind. My years of raising her are half over. The picture book reading, her crawling into my bed…

In a culture where busy-ness is glorified and whoever has the most jam-packed schedule often appears to be the winner, seeking refuge and rest can be difficult. But after a long year of challenges (that I wrote a little about here, here, and here), my family was burnt out. Our hearts were hurting, our health…