What are you remembering this Memorial Day?
Are you remembering to take the potato salad to Aunt Lucy’s picnic?
Are you remembering the people who have fought for our freedom?
Are you remembering the person who took a huge piece of your heart when he or she died?
I’ve been living on the edge of uncertainty for several months now. My basketball coaching husband ... Read More
Are you flipping out about life right now? You may be happy to know you’re not alone. I have some teacher friends who will tell you this time of year is wack-a-doodle. Frazzled nerves, to-do lists up the wazoo, and a strange combination of melancholy and glee.
Next, we have the parents who are planning graduation parties for their high school ... Read More
Are you okay? Is everything alright? Are you waiting for someone?
Yes. Yes. And yes.
The last place I expected to find myself last Friday night was on a curb outside a Speedway gas station in a town with no posted population.
But there I was. Desperately wanting to be home after a week on the road and instead stranded in a parking ... Read More
When I was little, my mom taught English as a Second Language.
Now in her 70s, she continues to teach. She has always had a heart for people who are new to our country. I’ve often wondered about the impact she has made on her students that she’ll never know.
Sometimes all it takes is one person in our corner, believing in ... Read More
Be brave. Be kind. Be you. That’s what I’m trying to teach my kids.
The message seems to get through to them at home, but the majority of their day isn’t spent in the comfy and (usually) considerate confines of our house. Their day is spent in school where snap decisions and snarky words can sometimes get the best of them.
A ... Read More
We have a guest blog today from my dear friend, Christa (Miss Christa as we call her in our house). She moved to NYC from little ole Athens a few years ago. When she first moved, she saw everything through the eyes of an Ohio girl. Lately, she has noticed her vision narrowing, so she decided to do something about ... Read More
Have you ever found a penny on the ground and thought, “WOO HOO! I’m rich!”
Yeah, me neither.
I do like pennies though. Several years ago I got something in my head about pennies from Heaven so now when I find one randomly lying on my laundry room floor I think about how much God loves me.
That’s a nice feeling.
Saul has a ... Read More
I am not a picture taker. That’s my mother-in-law. And my sister-in-law.
Going on vacation with them is an exercise in patience because we are constantly stopping to pose.
I was only annoyed until the first scrapbook arrived. Now, I have years of memories lovingly laid out in tidy books on my shelf.
Sarah loves to take pictures, and not just of her ... Read More
So there you are, staring at a door slammed solidly in your face. “When God closes a door, He opens a window!” your friends thoughtfully remind you.
That phrase is kind and helpful to remember, but something about it always sits wrong with me.
Why would God take away an entire door and then leave me with just a little ... Read More
Even if your life in general is going swimmingly, I would venture to guess you have things in your sphere that aren’t awesome.
My husband doesn’t have a job yet — not awesome.
My dog was sick as a dog this week — not awesome.
My creative juices are all dried up (with three big presentations on the horizon) — not awesome.
Can you ... Read More
