Have you ever been overwhelmed with thoughts compelling you to do something that seems absolutely ridiculous? (Get your mind out of the gutter people, I'm talking about acts of kindness here.) Recently, I heard Beth Moore tell her "hairbrush story" and was reminded of a very similar experience I … [Read more...]
Loving through pain and joy
January 1, 2012 by · 4 Comments
I haven't posted in almost a month. I think about posting all the time. I'll be standing in Target, waiting to spend a portion of my kids' inheritance, thinking about something I should blog about. But then the moment passes, and I don't sit down to write. Or worse, I second guess whether the … [Read more...]
Daily Reading
December 5, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
At the beginning of last summer, I made a renewed effort to read the Bible daily. Like a lot of folks, I've tried to read scripture daily quite a few times in my life, but haven't been successful in continuing the habit for a whole year. So I dug up an old copy of "The One Year Bible" from my … [Read more...]
Being Mindful of the Rain
October 15, 2011 by · 3 Comments
Yesterday was one of those days where the weather couldn't seem to make up its mind. Blazing sunshine one minute, then torrential downpour the next. When it rains all day, I don't seem to pay much attention to it. But when it suddenly goes from full sunshine to a torrential downpour in the span of … [Read more...]
Front Row Only, Please
August 26, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
I spent the last day of summer vacation with my girls, my niece and nephew, and my sister in a popular East Coast amusement park (which shall go nameless at this point). The weather was gorgeous and everyone had a fabulous time. I even got my girls to ride their very first looping roller coaster … [Read more...]
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