One of my favorite things about reading through the Bible is finding verses that I’ve never noticed before. A few weeks ago, I found a little nugget tucked away in Exodus. The Israelites are camped out at Mt. Sinai and God is promising them that when they go into Canaan, they will be victorious. There’s… [ read more ]

I have not been in a “bloggy” mood lately, which is weird for me. I love this blog. I love opening up my laptop and watching my scrambled thoughts morph into something that makes sense. At least to me. Most of the time, I have three or four blog posts ready to go, but for the… [ read more ]

It can’t just be me. Please say it isn’t just me. I love Pinterest! I see the those little rectangles filled with beautifully staged food, artfully arranged mantles, adorably posed children, and I think… How hard could it be? Well, I have some homemade hand soap that feels like snot, a goofy looking Valentine’s Day… [ read more ]

There is not enough of me today.   Today begins in the deep dark When muscles lay heavy and frozen in the middle of a dream Driven away by the call of “Mommy” and unrecoverable, Even after the little one sleeps again in dry pajamas. The day looms long as I lay back on my… [ read more ]

Last week, I shared the Eat this Book program with you . After a full week, I have to say this is the easiest “read the Bible in a year” program I’ve ever tried. (And yes, I’ve tried to do this before. Pretty sure I’ve never made it past February). Our pastor recommended that we make an effort to read at the same time… [ read more ]

Now that I’m well on the road to recovery from my ridiculous thumb injury, it’s time to start talking about my One Word for 2013 – Margin. One of the things I love about this word is that it has several different meanings. Which one do you think of first? I tend to think of… [ read more ]

Today’s post was going to be all about margin. It still is…sort of. When I chose my One Word for 2013 , Margin seemed like the obvious choice. ( You can read about how Margin applies to my writing life over at The Write Conversation ). I knew my life needed more margin. More space to be creative, more space to be spontaneous, more space to serve, more space to just be.  I also knew… [ read more ]

I’m a wife, mother, and writer. I’m a daughter, sister, and friend. I’m a reader, knitter, and scrapbooker. I’m a cook, maid, and seamstress. I’m an engineer, manager, and bookkeeper. With all that stuff going on, you’d think I’d be fulfilled. Nope. Not even close. More often than not, I feel anxious. Desperate. Inadequate.  … [ read more ]

I’m no Scrooge. Far from it. I’m a present shaking, Christmas music listening, holiday baking, 38-year-old wanna-be elf. But even my twinkle light loving self has to admit that a part of me looks at the December calendar with more dread than delight. There’s just so much to do! And so little of me to do… [ read more ]

You may have noticed that the blog has been a little quiet for the past couple of weeks. I am sorry about that, but I’ve been busy. First, it was the stomach bug that attacked every member of my family. I’ll spare you the gory details. But we recovered. I did laundry for a week. And… [ read more ]