The number one thing on my bucket list is to write a book - preferably fiction, but the more I blog, the less that matters. I really don’t care if it is ever published (or that is what I tell myself), but I think it will be an awesome feeling of accomplishment to know I [...]
Picture this with me. You are in the drive-thru. Only one car is in front of you but you still end up waiting over 15 minutes, only to get the wrong order when you finally make it to the window. You are head of a committee. You have five or six people you have delegated [...]
I am a girl covered in freckles. I love the quote that says, “A face without freckles is like a sky with no stars.” I always thought my freckles made me special. I love the image of God sprinkling a little extra sugar on me… BUT - now that I am over thirty - my [...]
I have been thinking about the idea of grace more than usual. We discussed deeply in our Women’s Bible study the other night and I have also been thinking about in in regards to our everyday life (more here later). So, thankfully, I am breaking the silence and beginning a three part series on grace. [...]
I had one night left. Just one night. One night where I didn’t have an alarm clock waking me up in the morning. One night where I could go to bed knowing I could leisurely sip coffee when I got up. One night where I knew I could decide what I wanted to do the [...]
I was sweating even before 10 in the morning, trying to finish my morning coffee, but deciding it was just too hot. My daughter had her toys spread out on her blanket, playing, while the rest of us chatted and cheered. We spent two baseball games like this before leaving the complex for lunch. As [...]
Spring break is over. Easter is just a recent memory. Life is back to normal. The anticipation of Easter and relaxed family time has been replaced with busy baseball days, standardized testing stress, and a general lack of sleep. All the other things spring really means. Even as I sit here, I feel a stress-induced [...]
Easter season is upon us. It should be a time of true reflection and gratitude, as we look back at all Christ did for us - and continues to do. But if I am being honest, I have a hard time getting my heart in the right place to truly celebrate Easter. Not because I [...]
Isn’t it beautiful the way God uses people in our lives? One of my biggest worries as I write this blog is that I will run out of things to say (Those who really know me are laughing right now, because I never seem to run out of things to say…). As I look ahead [...]
In Sunday School, we discussed Andrew and Simon Peter being called as disciples. Andrew immediately went and told Peter about Jesus. As I was sitting there, I thought, “Wow! Jesus knew that would start the chain reaction he needed. He had faith Andrew would do the right thing.” And so that thought kept swimming in [...]
