Erin Lawinger

A Blessing for the New Year

One of my favorite things to do at the closing of each month is to take a moment for reflection.

When asked what my favorite season is, I used to say, without hesitation, autumn. I like the temperature, the colors,

Last year around this time, I was training for a half marathon. The race was the third week in October

“I was trying so hard. And hard wasn’t working anymore.” – Shauna Niequist I’ve been trying to write this here

“Not knowing something already doesn’t make you bad or dumb; it doesn’t mean you failed. Not knowing something doesn’t mean

“If you can’t embrace healthy conflict, you’ll never have a truly honest friendship.” – Sarah Bessey I hate conflict. I

“It’s not the experience that brings transformation, it’s our reflection upon our experience.” – Jan Johnson As evening turns into

I walked out the front door to see some yellow daffodils springing up from the ground. They were covered by

I walk in the door and am greeted by a four-legged springboard that is my cousin’s husky. Not to mention

Its Sunday afternoon. I drop my backpack filled with two rackets and a sleeve full of tennis balls onto the