All posts by: Sarah McKinney

Perspective

Perspective   Perspective. Such a good word. Something we all crave and even pray for. I know I do. Yet, it is something that can get so easily lost. At......

Losing Control

Losing Control …and it’s actually a good thing   Hey, listen…I like order. I just do. I like predictable. Ducks in a row. I like to prepare for what is......

Redefining Spaces

Redefining Spaces   About three years ago, our family changed. I changed. The diagnosis caught each of us a bit off guard. We had our rhythm and we liked it......

He Comes Close

He Comes Close   The way that enormous flag looked hanging from the overpass still lingers in my memory. The breeze was still that afternoon, even if our emotions were......

Remembering

Remembering   No one ever starts out with a goal to “go small.” No way. It’s a “Go BIG or go home” society we live in, right? More. Bigger. Better.......

Breaking Through

Breaking Through   There is a theme that seems to be pursuing me. It is uncomfortable, but entirely necessary. I wake up sensing it, walk through my day pursuing it,......

Free to Exhale

How We’re Learning By Sarah McKinney I didn’t even realize I had been holding my breath. Wandering through my days with a “fake it till you make it” mentality had......

Mountains, Valleys or Somewhere in the Middle

Mountains, Valleys, or Somewhere in the Middle   Recently, while moving across the country to our new duty station, my family and I took advantage of the landscape to take......

The Greatest “Why”

The Greatest “Why” Every year, right about this time, I have a total meltdown. Yup. It is shockingly messy and yes, it is typically loud. I should just go ahead......

More…I Just Want Simple

More   Crayons. They mystify me. I mean, seriously, how many colors can you come up with already? I just wanted to get the “original” size and scope, you know?......