My summer sunset obsession has not been by accident. I don’t think I fully realized that until last Sunday night, when at the last minute, Chris asked me out on a date. I scrambled to find a babysitter for the kids and readily agreed – he seemed like he had a plan, and I do […]
Love Well.
I don’t usually get too serious on here, but today I did. I wrote this post as a Christian to other Christians, including myself. I pray that my heart and intentions come through clearly. The woman was on her knees, hunched completely over in the dirt, probably a little beaten and certainly humiliated. Men crowded […]
Tiny Bits of Grace.
As my last re-run before getting back to regularly scheduled posts, I wanted to share something that happened last year, but perhaps means more to me this year due to some significant changes in my life. But I’ll get back to that at the end of the post. Originally Published August 11, 2011. Ali has […]
A New Journey.
On the last day of July, my Dad turned sixty. On the first day of August, he was diagnosed with Ocular Melanoma. It was sudden, horrifying, and a nausea-inducing roller coaster of various diagnoses to end up at that point. His diagnosis was confirmed last Monday by a specialist in Memphis. The tumor did have […]
Detox.
This is one of those scary-to-write posts. Pondering the range of reactions that you might have, I can imagine that some of you will probably think it is frivolous and silly, wondering what the big deal is. Some of you might think that I am a terrible parent, and that my generation and our technology […]
Wife of a Preacher Man.
“They want you to do…what??” So my husband preached yesterday. As in, wore a suit and a tie and a Britney mic and stood behind the pulpit in the bright lights and preached. The evidence that this event occurred can be found in the gigantic My-Husband-Is-Preaching Stress Pimple right between my eyes. Because apparently, everyone […]
Tiny Bits of Grace.
Ali has an absolutely precious Sunday School teacher named Miss Bobbie. She is about my parent’s age, has grandkids the age of my kids, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. …yet she still has the energy, somehow, to wrangle and teach a group of four year olds every other Sunday – and constantly be bubbling over […]
A Deeply Personal Note.
Last weekend, A friend and former coworker that I have known for 13 years passed away. I saw on Facebook that he had died, but not how. He was only ten years older than me, so I knew that his death, however it occurred, had to have been tragic. So I googled his name and […]
Creatively Sharing Easter, And a Giveaway!
Back in December, I shared a creative set from FamilyLife called “What God Wants for Christmas” that really helped us be able to continuously talk about the true meaning of Christmas with Ali. And now that it’s getting close to Easter, I have a similar product by the same company to share with you: Resurrection […]
Checking Up – Seven Weeks.
Since I have been open in the past with my struggles when Ali was a newborn and about my fears about doing it all over again, I wanted to honestly share my experiences with Noah as well, even if it forces me to be serious for a post every now and then. I hope you […]