The Fingerprints of God

When I picked up a recent call from my longest standing friend—she sounded serious and slightly panicked. “Kathy, You’re NOT gonna believe this.” As my BFF in grade school, I knew her well. Back then we had imagined ourselves intrepid detectives, sneaking out one night in our pea coats and baby doll PJ’s to investigate […]

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Getting Unstuck

Are you a “solvent” in sticky situations?? A wiggler-out-of uncomfortable or unwanted circumstances? A doggedly determined person whose default is “I’m gonna get myself out of this mess” when things have gone sideways and you have no idea why? That’s my usual response to any obstacle. It’s often a good thing to have bulldog determination […]

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I Love Beer and Jesus

“I like to have fun and a lot of Christians seem like duds.”

I could have written that quote.  As a high school freshman, I wanted nothing more than to have fun.  45 years ago, when I boarded the bus headed to Young Life‘s Saranac Village, I was hung over from the night before.  And like the headline, I loved beer!  But I most certainly did not love Jesus. Continue reading →

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Sleepless In C’Ville

I have barely slept these past 6 nights; I abruptly gave up my OTC sleep aids after hearing from my Physicians Assistant that the active ingredient, the same as what’s in a common allergy pill, may be linked with dementia. I’m not usually over-reactive to such news, after all, those studies are often unreliable. Then I had a very senior moment and my decision was made. Continue reading →

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If It’s Not Fabulous, God’s Not Finished

Sometimes it’s really easy to focus on the negative.  To project fear into the future.  To imagine the worst possible outcome in any messy, confusing, unresolved, disappointing or difficult situation. This is my natural tendency.  So much so that I have lovingly nicknamed myself Worst Case Kathy. Continue reading →

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It’s a dreary day today. Not even a small patch of blue giving hope that it will clear. (Someone once told me that if you see a patch of blue sky “big enough to make a pair of overalls,” the day will eventually be bright.) But today there’s no hint of that happening. When I […]

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Don’t forget to stir.

**Congratulations to the 150th rootedandgrowing.com follower, Laura R., from Waterford, VA!  Laura will receive a few of my favorite things!**  (written by Kathy and posted earlier on the MomsHooPray website) Bleary eyed from just waking up, I trudged to the kitchen to make my morning Darjeeling, a strong black tea. I like it black—just plain […]

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Sassy in C’Ville

It happened one chilly April morning. I found myself locked out of our new home with no spare key hidden under any fake rock. I was a total unwashed mess, underdressed in a thin T-shirt, wearing rainboots, and supposed to let my new cleaning lady into my house in just a short while. A few good […]

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Celebrating Friendship

Do you have fond memories of 7th grade? Maybe you were one of the cool kids or you had at least one loyal friendship to see you through those tumultuous, often cringe-worthy days, so the memories evoked by The Wonder Years—or similar coming of age shows—were not too painful. But the scene pictured above hit […]

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