Unnesting

You don’t understand!! My exasperated daughter shouted as she stormed off. Her feet thudding heavily down the hall, quickly followed by the SLAM! of her bedroom door. I’ve been walking this ... Read More about Your Teen Not Talking to You – Three Ideas

A friend shared this anonymous writing with me and I was so encouraged by it that I decided to share it here at Unnesting (with edits for consistency). My prayer is that it gives you new eyes to see ... Read More about Created and Called for Exactly this Moment

Sitting in the passenger’s seat I had a clear view over the cliff’s edge. We were hurtling around its curve altogether too fast, though my husband assured me that he was driving well within the speed ... Read More about Driving Along the Sheer Edge of Fear

Did you know that, as the chrysalis is forming, the skin of the caterpillar-becoming-a-butterfly slowly peels away? It’s head and legs are also discarded in the process. Once the chrysalis hardens ... Read More about When Your Children Feast On Death

If you were to visit my home you might notice that there are books everywhere - nestled in a basket on the lower shelf of the entry table, stacked high on my nightstand, and tucked snuggly in the ... Read More about Joy in the Hard, Beautiful Journey of Becoming

“I’m so eager to see His victory already!” I was talking with my dear friend Alison. We were spending the weekend together; two nearly empty nester couples, and I was lamenting some of the areas ... Read More about Impatient to See His Victory? Try Singing.