Skip to content

Sarah Keeps Growing Down

one woman's simple stories

  • Home
  • Contact
  • About me
  • Home
  • Contact
  • About me

Month: March 2018

The N.E.D. Tradition

Remember the New Easter Dress (N.E.D.) tradition? My mom was a big believer. When I was little, every Easter she not only had pretty new dresses for me and my sisters, she also got us glossy patent-leather shoes. (White. They had to be white.) Plus a Sunday hat and—picture this—gloves. Tight little white gloves. Decked … Continue reading The N.E.D. Tradition →

sarahkeepsgrowingdown Uncategorized Leave a comment March 27, 2018May 8, 2018

My Irish Dream, Interrupted

Of course, God cannot fulfill all my dreams. Sometimes my dreams clash. Read on. So.  I was loving life in Ireland. I relished working at the OM office, being a part of that community of different ages and nationalities, sharing hunger for God and passion to talk about faith and Jesus. It was great to … Continue reading My Irish Dream, Interrupted →

sarahkeepsgrowingdown Uncategorized 4 Comments March 20, 2018March 20, 2018

My Irish Dream

Sometimes I drive on the wrong side of the road. It happened recently. In a quiet neighborhood, I turned onto an empty street, and for a few moments I was toodling along in the left-hand lane, which every American knows is the wrong side. As soon as I realized it, I pulled over. I know … Continue reading My Irish Dream →

sarahkeepsgrowingdown Uncategorized 6 Comments March 14, 2018March 14, 2018

The Ox is in the Ditch

For about eight months now, I have started most days by writing down three things I thank God for. So this morning, after waking up on ‘the wrong side of the bed, the wrong side of the room, the  wrong side of the world’ (Thank you, Sara Groves, for that great lyric.), I  searched through … Continue reading The Ox is in the Ditch →

sarahkeepsgrowingdown Uncategorized 15 Comments March 8, 2018March 9, 2018

Something Better

I felt so disappointed this week when suddenly my friend had to leave our private retreat early.  Tempted to be angry, even.  She had a very good reason, I knew she had to go, but we’d planned this retreat and paid for the cabin for two nights and I wanted it to be special, after … Continue reading Something Better →

sarahkeepsgrowingdown Uncategorized 9 Comments March 1, 2018March 1, 2018

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 77 other followers

Archives

  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
Blog at WordPress.com.