Taryn R. Hutchison's Blog: The Glorious Muddle, page 11

In Darkness and Silence, Hope

Advent is a time to wait. We wait, expectantly. We hope, even in the darkness. Especially in the darkness. During the 400 years of silence between the Old and New Testaments, the people trusted despite the hopelessness of their suffering. They couldn’t see a way out, but God saw them. His gaze penetrated the murkiness. […]

Everything I Learned about Balance I Learned from being Dizzy

  I used to feel almost cocky about balance. I thought I had it down. That’s before the room starting spinning and I found out I had vertigo. Read my article in The Redbud Post below:   Vertigo Taught Me Balance  

A Birthday Worth Remembering

Last time I posted, I looked ahead to my looming birthday. Now I look back on it. It happened. I survived. And it was one of my best yet. Both my husband and I were involved in ministering to others. We’ve discovered that the first weekend of November is a very popular one for church […]

What I’ve Learned about Growing Old(er)

I have a birthday coming up soon, but it’s not my birthday I’m thinking of now, sleepless in the wee hours. It’s my husband’s. We share our birthday. Same day, different year. Last year, I celebrated a milestone birthday. This year, we’re skipping mine altogether. This year is all about Steve. It’s his turn for a […]

Overloaded

I’m in the middle of a major transition. I have more time at home now, but it’s time to work. I am NOT retired. Please. I’m much too young to be retired. Besides, how can you be retired when you have two part-time jobs? My time at home, thank you very much, is not for doing […]

Carpe Diem!

I did it. It is finished. I left my full-time job, downsizing to two part-time ones. Why haven’t you heard the shouts of joy I’d promised? Probably because the three jobs had me so utterly spent and exhausted that I came home and promptly caught a doozy of a cold (or is it allergies? I can […]

It Only Takes a Spark

While my husband got to eat moon pies and join in an impromptu eclipse party with our fun neighbors, complete with solar glasses all around, I slipped outside my office with a few co-workers to gaze up at the sky at precisely 2:39 p.m. As each of us stepped outside, one at a time, donned […]

Is it bad advice to live in the moment?

The problem with living in the moment is that it’s only part of it. Yes, it’s good to fully present in the now. But what happens if we don’t let the past give meaning to our present? What if we don’t think about future consequences today? Check out my article in today’s paper. I’m tired […]

Taking the First Step

Sometimes you just have to take the first step. Even when you don’t know for sure that there will be ground under your feet. For years now, I’ve talked about quitting my job. It’s a fine job; I’ve met wonderful people and had great opportunities (especially getting my writing degree). But my life’s dream has […]

Trying to Live the Dream

This summer is one of transition for me. One day per week, I do what I love and what I’ve wanted to do since I was a small child. The other four days? Not so much. I feel like one of the Hungarian cowboys I saw last month. Each leg placed firmly on the back of […]