by Alexandra Kuykendall | Jul 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
It is a true treat to get a preview of something the world will love. That was the case with Emily Wierenga’s new book Atlas Girl: Finding Home in the Last Place I Thought to Look that releases today. Emily and I have crossed paths in real life and writing life (you...
by Alexandra Kuykendall | Jun 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ten reasons why turning 40 is better than turning 30 Last week I hit a milestone, well actually a milestone toward a milestone. I hit the month countdown to my 40th birthday. Now in a matter of weeks plus a few days I will have a birthday that honestly I am dreading....
by Alexandra Kuykendall | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
There is something as a mother about hearing of a gun in a school. A mother about to send her first baby to middle school. Something that makes my jaw tense and my fingers twitch. I wrote a few weeks ago about the shooting in Santa Barbara. Because of the connection...
by Alexandra Kuykendall | Jun 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last week Derek and I were invited to a retreat about generosity. I went mostly because it was a night away at the beautiful Glen Eyrie retreat center next to Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. For two days a small group of us talked about holding things loosely...
by Alexandra Kuykendall | May 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
I learned this weekend you can take the girl out of the sorority, but you can’t take the sorority out of the girl I’ve been out of the college life a long time now. Sixteen years of marriage. Four children. Lots of jobs. Those years of pins and letters and secret...
