Hi, I'm Kimberly. I'm honored you're here, reading these words. I humbly pray God would use these stories to encourage you and remind you of his deep, deep love for you.
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The Brilliance of Pretending
I was privileged to write for Proximity Magazine on how play looks for us as adults and what we can learn from our children in The Brilliance of Pretending. I’d love for you to take a look; it just went live today.
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Beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DdM-4siaQw&feature=youtu.be I saw a video at church that Dove created as part of their ‘Choose Beautiful’ campaign last spring. At shopping malls in Delhi, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, and London, they placed signs above two adjacent doors, one … Continue reading
Uncertainty Is an Armchair
What if uncertainty were a plump, fluffy armchair and I slid into it, my socked feet pulled close What if I let this chair envelope me and made friends with its ever-present nature What if I settled in and even … Continue reading
Mantle of Mom
Three paragraphs. This fall I had the opportunity to write for a parenting magazine. They asked me to write three paragraphs about the challenges of being a stay-at-home mom. More specifically, they wanted me to speak on how I balance being a … Continue reading
Arms Outstretched
Whatever anxieties, fears, unknowns you may be staring down today, I pray these words might reach you and remind you that God is a good father who says many patient times, “Do not fear.”
Shelter
I generally think of God’s guidance as a clear path I can deliberately follow, but that night, his guidance looked like a wrong turn. Continue reading
When “Just” Is a Four-Letter Word
My college roommate and dear friend, Bethany Jenkins, among many other talents, writes and edits for The Gospel Coalition. She and I reworked a smaller piece of mine into something a little more, and they published it today! I hope you … Continue reading
O Come Emmanuel
I want all stories and conversations and relationships to be wrapped up by a beautiful Lexus Christmas bow. I also like things to close on a perfect note, like Jane Austen’s stories. But there are only Lexus bows at Christmastime … Continue reading
Heavy Pink Hope
I am here, having settled children in school. Where have these women been before here? Most are a decade or two older than me, a few younger. Their husbands and mine waiting stoic. “I’ll see you,” one says; he waits, … Continue reading
Tranquilo
Two summers ago I went to Santiago, Chile, with my husband, who travels to speak about his work. We have chopsticks from China, bowls from Africa, books on Brasilian architecture. We scout out trips for me to join him on, ones with few social events … Continue reading
Loud Singing 