Thinking and Seeing for Better Being
Daily writing promptHave you ever been camping?View all responses Sometimes the best memories are made when we lose what we thought we needed. Some of my earliest camping memories feel almost mythic now. We had a heavy canvas tent that reminded me a little of a circus tent—likely something my father hauled back from his... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptDescribe a risk you took that you do not regret.View all responses “No one dies if the assignments don’t get finished. But if you do engage, you might find you become a little more self-aware—or at least remember you’re still alive.” Tatum Works While Melanie Sleeps Most days, I take a risk just... Continue Reading →
Except When They're on the Roof, Tending the Grill, or Doing Dangerous Things Carefully Spying out the Land What Makes Me Nervous? Henry Enjoying a Summer Moment Not Henry in this moment. Not when he’s lounging in a camping chair—T-shirt, shorts, and bare feet—his head resting on one armrest, knees tucked up, feet gripping the... Continue Reading →
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. Because that’s how Saturdays begin First Cup The birds started it—chirping outside my window,nudging me into consciousness like feathered timekeepers.No alarm clock needed. Just light, sound, and the unspoken promise of coffee.I rolled out of bed.Bathroom first—because thinking and peeing tend to show up together.What... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptDescribe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.View all responses “Look at You, Look at You”: Ego, Embarrassment, and the Slow Work of Becoming Real There was a season when I was riding high—beloved by students, featured in the school paper, welcomed in the hallways like a... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?View all responses When the world moves too fast to stand still, friendship and faith remind us where we’re meant to be There are places I don’t want to visit.Not because they lack beauty—some are breathtaking.But because they move too fast, too... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite restaurant?View all responses Goats on the Roof and Grace on the Table What a Swedish pancake house, a rain-slick roof, and a sticky apple juice spill taught me about real nourishment Not a chef, not a critic… just forming Back in my twenties, I worked at a Swedish restaurant... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptDescribe something you learned in high school.View all responses What I thought I knew. What really happened. And what a wrecked Buick taught me about grace. The Day the Buick Died Memory is a funny thing.It’s not that it lies exactly.It just… edits. More like an impressionist painting than a photograph—blurring edges, shifting... Continue Reading →
How one woman’s fierce faith, clarity, and quiet power is helping me find my voice, my peace, and the man I am becoming. This is Forming 2.0. Why This Story, Why Now After 37 years of teaching—elementary kids, middle schoolers, high school teens, and college students—I’ve learned that stories aren’t just memories. They’re maps. They... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptIf you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?View all responses not a hero, not a villain… just… forming—DGraf What character would you be from a book or film? It’s a question that tugs at something deeper.Not just about picking a name—but unveiling a longing.A glimpse... Continue Reading →
Forming 2.0 