home
about
explore by category
art
bible
cancer
life practice
marriage
meditation
parenting
art
circle-cropped.png

hello.

This is a blog by a wife, mother, physician, seminarian, consummate journaler and deep-thinker, that turned into a cancer blog (that may one day turn back into a regular blog). To learn more and see suggestions for where to start, click on the “about” link to the left. Welcome!

esther in ink
The Difference Between Busy and Hurry
May 19

May 19 The Difference Between Busy and Hurry

Esther
life practice

the merits of being busy, slowly

Purity of Presence
May 15

May 15 Purity of Presence

Esther
meditation, life practice

quiddity, realness, and what I learned from my daughter on her birthday

The Divine Self
May 12

May 12 The Divine Self

Esther
life practice

our culture of selfism and how it plays out in the church

Soft-Shell and Peeled
May 8

May 8 Soft-Shell and Peeled

Esther
meditation

a meditation on fragility and age

Our Mental Diet
May 5

May 5 Our Mental Diet

Esther
life practice, parenting

attending to the media diet we consume: a reflection on mental candy, ingredients that tell a story, and getting all the food groups in

Anger: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
May 1

May 1 Anger: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Esther
bible

an exposition of Ephesians 4:26

The Urgent Versus the Important
Apr 28

Apr 28 The Urgent Versus the Important

Esther
life practice

an application of the Eisenhower matrix

Is There True Understanding?
Apr 24

Apr 24 Is There True Understanding?

Esther
life practice, parenting

grasping concepts and the functional truths that we live by

Personal Spiritual Retreats
Apr 21

Apr 21 Personal Spiritual Retreats

Esther
life practice

how to begin having regular, extended time spent in solitude with God

Compensatory Control
Apr 17

Apr 17 Compensatory Control

Esther
marriage, parenting, life practice

how loss of control in one area of life can make us more controlling in others, in ways that affect our parenting, marriage, and everyday lives

Learning Rest
Apr 14

Apr 14 Learning Rest

Esther
life practice

learning to rest as much as we’ve learned to work, through exploring what it means to truly cease and truly restore

Paper Dates
Apr 10

Apr 10 Paper Dates

Esther
parenting

the currency of attention: practices that prompt us to give our children undivided attention

Load More

Never Miss A Post!

subscribe to automatically receive weekly blog updates by email

Note that emails have been increased to weekly from monthly.

Your email address will not be used for any other reason. Unsubscribe at any time.

Thank you!

Please remember to check your spam folder if you aren’t receiving weekly updates.

home
about
contact