Janelle Delagrange

Octobers

The color was sweet. I felt it as much as I saw it—the way the amber notes wrapped around the light and painted a small vista of a sunrise. It reminded me of the leaves in October and the hours, days, and years of every October before it. The chrysanthemums are opening slowly, and theyContinue reading “Octobers”

Enough Time

My alarm went off, and I wondered if I really needed to get up. I love the morning, especially when it’s quiet, and no one is awake yet. Every year I love it more. Every year I get older and wake up earlier. Today it was 5:34 AM, just enough time to workout before myContinue reading “Enough Time”

Learning to Become

This morning, I was in line at a store waiting to purchase a cart full of supplies for my son’s tenth birthday. It doesn’t make sense that I have two kids with ages in the double digits, and I felt even more aware of this as I was surrounded by moms and their little kids.Continue reading “Learning to Become”

It’s Not All for Nothing

I was folding the laundry. It’s one of my favorite chores, unlike most people. I love how boring yet consistent it is: every week I will wash and fold the same clothes, and every week they will get dirty. If I can trust anything to be true it is this–my children will wear the sameContinue reading “It’s Not All for Nothing”

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

I know it doesn’t make much sense. Someone reflected back to me last week that it is true–I have been holding onto the hem of Jesus’ cloak, following Him amicably, grumpily, begrudgingly for 18 years. The number doesn’t make sense. Over half of my life has been spent following a God I cannot see, believingContinue reading “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”

10 Day Reflection: Better Than It Seems

Tiny footsteps thumped through the house the other morning when the first snowfall of the year arrived. “MOM! It’s SNOWING!” she yelled from the kitchen. Mind you, I was still in bed. But I couldn’t help but jump out to join her, standing at the back door watching the blanket fall to the ground. IContinue reading “10 Day Reflection: Better Than It Seems”

10 Day Reflection: A Sorrowful View

My oldest loves the game Guess Who. Let’s be real: I love Guess Who. I used to go to a neighbor’s house as a kid, go down to her basement, and specifically request to play Guess Who. Back when commercials were still part of our daily TV viewing, I remember seeing the commercial for theContinue reading “10 Day Reflection: A Sorrowful View”