So I’m probably not supposed to say anything about this yet, but since you keep showing up and reading my stuff, I figure you’re a safe person to share things with.
I’m launching a podcast! Now you don’t have to read my blog while you’re driving!
I’ll give you all the details later this summer, like what it’s called, what it’s about ... Read More
I was standing in the bathroom the other morning with a heavy heart.
The doctor had asked me to come in for some blood tests, so I was up early. This would be no big deal, except that I had cancer a few years ago and so now everything feels like a big deal. Yep, even when it’s not.
So there I ... Read More
One of the great lessons cancer taught me was the importance of getting my thought-life in order.
There are way too many things in this world that could go wrong. If we allow ourselves to think whatever thought pops into our heads, we risk being dragged into a black hole of despair.
But how do we replace those negative thoughts with something ... Read More
My Charlie is back home, snuggled in his bed. At least for the next hour until I wake him up with a loud, rousing rendition of “Rise and Shine and Give God the Glory!”
It’s my favorite get-your-sleepy-butt-out-of-bed song.
I mentioned in my post on Monday that Charlie, my 11 year old son, was on a field trip ... Read More
I sooooo want to be a helicopter parent right now. I want to hover over my child and make sure he’s okay.
Charlie, my 5th grader, is on a bus heading to Gettysburg for a class trip. At least I think he is. I held myself back from continuously circling the block until I actually saw the bus pull away.
I dropped ... Read More
“Whoa! People work this early in the morning?”
That was my first-grade son’s reaction as we passed a garbage truck recently at 5:30 a.m.
We were heading out on a family vacation. The men in the truck were hustling in the rain to pick up bin after bin of trash.
“Yes. And I’m grateful they do. How about you?” I responded.
That led to ... Read More
Saul and I got to go to Madison this past weekend. It was perfect.
Except when it wasn’t.
Had I posted the highlights on social media, you might have sat back and thought sarcastically, “Huh… good for her. She gets to do all the fun stuff.”
We were there for a benefit called Garding Against Cancer. Saul’s good friend, Greg Gard (the head ... Read More
God has a sense of humor. My friend, Sue, asked me to write a little something for her “Every Table Tells a Story” series. Here’s why that’s funny. I don’t invite people to my table, I invite them to my couch.
When people come to my table, they get sick. Like the time two of my husband’s ... Read More
I live in a house. It’s a beautiful house. It’s a house I could never have dreamed of living in when I was a child.
As a kid, I lived in duplexes and apartments. When Saul and I got married, as soon as we could afford it (okay, maybe a little sooner), I insisted on living in a house. I wanted ... Read More
“The Bible isn’t about you. The Bible is about God… searching for you.”
As my pastor’s words filled the church, my soul was simultaneously filled. Filled with love for a God who knew I would stray. And filled with gratitude that there is no where I can go that He can’t find me.
I’m just returning home from a whirlwind trip to ... Read More
