Feeling all the feels...is impossible.

Just when we started feeling so good again (sun! flowers! summer coming!) May hits us like a freight train. And it's a freight train barreling out of control toward our souls, filled with complicated things like Mother's Day, birthdays, end of school hooplas, teacher appreciation, graduations, awards assemblies and all the other life stuff that keeps life-ing us while absolutely giving no damns about the fact that May was already full. How dare my family keep needing dinner when there are so many other things to be done!

It's me again, reporting from the front lines of life. Most of my time this month has been consumed by the *Celebrations, as in, the many moments that are supposed to feel SO special and SO meaningful and SO profound and you're gonna miss this! and they grow up so fast! and where did the time go? Meanwhile, I'm over here just trying to find five gift bags at the dollar store for my son's friends; order the food for the graduation brunch; download the pictures off the camera from graduation....and I'm supposed to also FEEL THINGS?

Maybe you, like me, tend to stuff your feelings deep into the caboose of that May freight train; letting the to-do lists and obligations crowd out your tender heart, the one that knows you need a moment to breathe, to celebrate, to grieve, to savor. And so whether that moment comes for you in May...or June...or when you find a few days for yourself to process (and I've got something along those lines coming up for you soon!)...the feelings will be there, waiting to be explored, waiting to be held gently, waiting to bring meaning and depth to all that's happening around you.

Here's my blessing for us this month:

Love you all deeply. And now...here's a few things I've put together for you this month:

on the podcast

We're wrapping up our gospel series on Mark this month, and then the podcast will be on a break! This would be a great chance to check out our refreshed website and resources that will point you to some of our greatest hits over the last few years.

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WHAT I'M LOVING

I was obsessed with the Artemis mission. Teamwork, ingenuity, love, exploration: this drama had it all! If you want a 5 minute recap, this one is great!​

WHAT I'M READING

Just finished Yesteryear which was equal parts disturbing and terrifying. Did I love it?? Did I hate it?? Did I want to read about madness?! I don't even know, but I can't stop thinking about the themes within: motherhood, mental illness, social media influencing, politics, religion...yea, all of that and more. Glad my bookclub will be discussing because there's so much there to unpack.

WHAT I'M WATCHING

Devil Wears Prada 2 - it might not have been as "good" as the first one, but there were some meaningful moments on technology, working as a woman, and getting older that brought a different depth. Worth the watch.

P.S. — Needing a place to breathe, to feel, to reflect? Something's coming! Stay tuned--you'll be the first to know!

Nicole

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