Coming in last. I hate it. Really hate it. Maybe you do, too? Have you ever thought about why you hate it? I have and I’ve boiled it down to a simple statement. I’m afraid. Ick. It’s safer to say that we hate to come in last. It doesn’t sound quite as pitiful as admitting… [ read more ]

I love hearing my kids find their voice as they learn to talk to God. Emma goes for loud and proud. “Dear Jesus,” she’ll begin, then we usually get a nice pause. This is followed by her thanking Him for something about her day, or the food, or something really random like swings or a… [ read more ]

Do you ever find a verse in the Bible that makes you do a double-take? You read it. Then you read it again. You wonder if it really means that in the Greek or Hebrew or Aramaic or well, any language, because you just don’t see it happening. I ran across just such a verse… [ read more ]

Today’s blog post was supposed to be about something different. But that was before the day ran off the rails. I had big plans for this day. Some writing, some housework, some exercise, some laundry. I even made plans to get my day off on the right foot. I went to bed a little earlier… [ read more ]

On a hot August afternoon, a small miracle occurred at my house. Both of my boys were asleep. At the same time. Which is the only reason I was sitting in my recliner at 1:51 p.m. While I don’t remember what I was doing (other than that I was sitting, which may have been all… [ read more ]

I love the smell of sawdust. One whiff and I feel like a young girl standing in the barn, holding the end of a board while my Daddy cuts it with a Skilsaw. I’m transported to a safe place to talk, to spill my troubles, to ask questions, to get answers. With each deep breath,… [ read more ]

If you haven’t figured this out yet, I have a serious geek streak. I loved Calculus and I think Chemistry and Physics jokes are hilarious. I have several friends who make the guys on The Big Bang Theory seem normal. And if that wasn’t enough, I love fantasy and science fiction. I could watch Star Wars, Firefly, The Matrix,… [ read more ]

I’m a big fan of digging into the Word . But I’m also a mom of three. There are some days where the only things I dig into are mounds of laundry, piles of toys, and heaps of diapers. So, am I off the hook? Does God understand? Yes and no. Does He understand? Absolutely. Am I off the hook? Absolutely… [ read more ]

I joined a gym last week. As I perused the group fitness schedule, I noticed a class called Intense Fit. My body said NO WAY but my brain pointed out that the handout specifically said the class was for “all levels” so it couldn’t be that bad. My body is still ticked that my brain won… [ read more ]

As I’ve been hanging out in the gospels for the past few months in an effort to soak up what Jesus said and did, I couldn’t help but notice something. I’m big on being out of the boat , but being in the boat isn’t as easy as it’s cracked up to be. Do you remember the story? In… [ read more ]