You Are Too! Sometimes the simplest truths are the ones that we overlook. "You are too!" My husband exclaimed as we sat out back in the cool of the morning before the heat made it too hot to drink our coffee. As a parent of young adults and college-age kids, the whole dynamic of our... Continue Reading →
Trust There is a famous clip of DMX, talking about trust. He explains that to be around all kinds of people, you need only to trust them to be who they are. Trust a snake to be a snake, trust someone solid to be solid. It always stuck with me because it perfectly encapsulated my... Continue Reading →
Photographic Memory I've always thought it would bee cool to have a photographic memory. I imagine it's like a better version of how I remember things already. If i"ve learned it from a book, I imagine the page it's on and find it. If I've learned it through an experience, I replay it in my... Continue Reading →
God Grief You probably thought that was a typo. It wasn't. In the past two weeks, the most comforting thing that happened while trying to wrap my head around putting my best friend to rest was the realization that God understands our grief. Before the casket closed, and I saw my best friend's physical face... Continue Reading →
Box O' Donuts Pouring my heart out to God this morning, I was feeling empty. Sometimes as a parent, I look back and think about the things I didn't get right, ways in which I failed, or worries I have about my now-grown children. Suddenly, the lyrics to a song kept replaying in my head.... Continue Reading →
Unclaimed We've all seen the ads - You or a family member may have money waiting for you! Check the IRS unclaimed funds page today. You may have even checked your name against the government records. The funds are there from old escrow accounts, security payments, and a host of other things. The money is there... Continue Reading →
Memory Two of the most common concepts in the bible are forgetfulness and remembrance. Thematically, it's more like: when we forget God, our lives spiral downward, but when we remember Him, we are restored. This pattern is played out over and over again from the Old Testament to New. "Why does He even love them?"... Continue Reading →
Trust There is a famous clip of rapper, DMX, talking about trust. He says that in order to be around all kinds of people, you need to trust them to be who they are. Trust a snake to be a snake, trust someone solid to be solid. It has always stuck with me because it... Continue Reading →
A Good Stretch If you're anything like me, you need a good stretch once in a while. Sometimes I'll stretch my calves on the way up the stairs, on a fence, or handrail while I'm walking. Other times it's before I even get out of bed just hips and thighs, cracking my back or arms... Continue Reading →
Dirty Dishes There is something about dirty dishes in the sink that I find so discouraging. Last night I washed up all the dishes before I went to bed - no dishwasher here but these hands. I was glad it was done, I had cleaned the stovetop and oven and the table was clear. This... Continue Reading →
Starting Over... Again Did you ever feel like life was starting over and over... again? Maybe you changed your college major. Perhaps you switched professions. You might even be working on building a new or different business. Either way - you have to start over. Blueprints And Blue Bottles I hate flies. My husband and... Continue Reading →
How To Help Knowing how to help is arguably the most important aspect of actually helping. That’s why people’s first question is, “How can I help?” It’s a critical question because not all action is “help.” Thinking back to when my kids were small and they would “help” me make something - it usually ended... Continue Reading →
