danapbradyMar 262 minAt the Heart of It All, Part 3Following on from Part 2, which you can read here. I tell these two stories as a sort of compare and contrast exercise - for me. Prayer...
danapbradyMar 254 minAt The Heart of It All, Part 2Following on from Part 1, which you can read here. Fast forward almost four years. January 20, 2015. Jed was about to turn 4 and Henry...
danapbradyMar 244 minAt The Heart of It All, Part 1Just over 11 years ago, we became parents, when Jed was born into the world. After nearly a year of trying to get pregnant and not...
danapbradyJan 304 minIt Only Takes a SparkThis past week I was invited by one of my nearest and dearest to what I thought was a conference and turned out to be the most exquisite...
danapbradySep 20, 20213 minWe Are All Just TiredY’all. This one goes and goes and goes until he just crashes. Well, that and two melatonin gummies. That’s basically how I feel right...
danapbradyAug 25, 20213 minAsk not for whom the Covid bell tolls…Welp, Covid has come calling at our house. I knew it would come sooner or later, yet I was still shocked when my oldest and youngest...
danapbradyJun 18, 20213 minAnd Just Like ThatLast weekend I had the great good pleasure of flying up to Raleigh to surprise my youngest niece for her high school graduation. I wrote...
danapbradyJun 13, 20214 minDeplaningTo the Navy Airman I sat next to on the flight from Pensacola to Charlotte: I do not know your name; forgive me for not asking. But you...
danapbradyMay 28, 20218 minI'm singing in church nowPeople sing in church all the time, right? It’s not a big deal. But it kinda is for me. Like a lot of people, I love to sing. In the car,...
danapbradyMay 21, 20216 minAngel in the ElevatorIt was raining hard that morning, and I dreaded having to walk around the building to the rear elevators—the ones that staff were...
danapbradyMay 12, 20212 minThe Strength of God's LoveThe following is from my weekly Sunday morning email to Jake's and my congregation. I usually compose it on Saturday night, because that...
danapbradyMay 7, 20215 minChaosAll three boys had a baseball game tonight. Fortunately - since my husband was out of town and wasn’t there to help carpool and schlep -...
danapbradyApr 21, 20216 minJust WaitI can distinctly remember two episodes of being told, “just wait,” and I very clearly remember thinking in response, “uh, nope.” The...
danapbradyApr 20, 20211 minFor the simple things this dayFor the beach: sand, salt, water that laps at my feet, cold, causing my breath to catch; for sandpipers that skitter frenetically, giving...
danapbradyFeb 27, 20214 minIt's 10:48pm on a Friday night. I'm finally settling down to write.My husband has been out of town this week. He's coming home tomorrow. He went to visit his parents on the family farm. Two of his uncles...