Author Archives: Kelli Miller

This is something I wrote sometime in the spring of 2010, forgot about, & recently rediscovered. I’m publishing it here for the first time. I feel inadequate to tell the story. Or any story for that matter. What words could … Continue reading →

It occurs to me that a blog is quite a bit like a romantic relationship. It starts out all fresh and new and oh! so! exciting! You have so much to say to each other. You miss each other (or … Continue reading →

Nine is picking out a really real bow. Quite an upgrade from your starter bow. I don’t even know what all that stuff is on there. Nine is turning into a reading machine. Nine is going from not being able … Continue reading →

The three of them, out doing all of the chores together because their dad was stuck working an ice storm. I’m thinking of how fleeting these kinds of “the three of them” moments are getting to be, just trying to … Continue reading →

Last weekend’s ice storm resulted in us losing our internet all week. It’s amazing how wedded we are to technology, how off-kilter we feel without it. And amazing, too, what we might miss if we don’t divorce ourselves from it … Continue reading →

Remember when they were little girls, how sweet they were? They’d make you the most adorable handmade cards full of heartfelt X’s and O’s. Then they become 15 and their homemade cards go something like this… Dad, Happy Valentine’s Day! … Continue reading →

A jammed (hopefully not broken) swollen purple finger meant a change in position. Still, a good way to spend a Sunday. It’s good to be flexible.

Three straight hours at the piano. Devastating news. New-to-me shoes. Days like today, you wonder just how the world keeps spinning on.

Woah, does he look like my dad in this picture Some days it feels like life is a constant “circling in.” Sometimes nearer. Sometimes farther away. Never quite hitting the mark. 1 year ago: Win some, lose some Getting promoted … Continue reading →

“Joy is the realest reality, the fullest life, and joy is always given, never grasped. God gives gifts and I give thanks and I unwrap the gift given: joy.” ~ “One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where … Continue reading →