I really enjoy taking a few minutes to think back over my month and share a few of the things I’ve learned. (This idea is from both Emily P. Freeman and Modern Mrs. Darcy ).  Here goes: 1. I am incapable of being calm when surprised with good news. (Or . . . I *will* make a goober out of myself… [ read more ]

I like detailed directions. Extremely detailed. If you ever need directions to my house, I don’t just say turn left on this street and right on that one. Oh no. I include important information such as “Approximately 8/10 of a mile after you turn left you’ll come to a curve that makes you feel like… [ read more ]

If you’ve followed this blog for very long, you may have read previous posts where I’ve talked about some of my favorite books on prayer ( A Praying Life and Praying God’s Word for Your Husband ). You also may have picked up on my love of the Psalms . So you can imagine how delighted I was when a recent challenge from 40 Ways to Grow Closer to God involved praying a Psalm. I love the idea of… [ 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 ]

I hate carpet for one reason. You can’t clean it. You can get most of the spots out. But they’ll come back. Because they weren’t ever really gone. And that’s why I love the hardwood floors in my new house. Love them. Herds of small children can run around carrying cups of purple grape juice… [ read more ]

You’ve seen the commercials. Need to find a restaurant that serves sushi at 3AM? There’s an app for that. Need to find a store that sells minnows and hair gel? There’s an app for that. Need to know where the cheapest gas, tastiest fajitas or creepiest movies are? There’s an app for that, too. With… [ read more ]