As a baby, I was carried constantly. Swaddled snugly in pink, held tightly with admiration, I knew nothing other than to trust the hands that carried me. As a toddler, I resisted being carried. “I can do it myself!” became my mantra. But still, there were times when I craved the comfort, safety, and security… Continue reading Keep Calm…and Be Carried
Amazing Grace
And isn’t it just like God’s wisdomTo put grace where He plans to leadToday I needed grace to find meAnd Your words were there to meet my need –De Garmo & Key, “Never Look Back” A couple of years ago, I was on my daily run, thinking about nothing in particular other than getting through… Continue reading Amazing Grace
Book Review: While Beauty Slept
Ah, the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. We all know the story: a beautiful princess is born, after many years of longing, to the delighted King Stefan and Queen Leah. A joyous celebration ensues, where all the good fairies of the land come to bequeath gifts of talent, beauty, and song…until the unwelcome Maleficent… Continue reading Book Review: While Beauty Slept
Book Review: The End of Everything
The End of the School Year means one thing: trips to the library for some great summertime reads. The End of Everything means something very similar: a great summertime read. In this story we are introduced to 13-year-old Lizzie Hood and her best friend Evie Verver, who conveniently happens to live across the street. Lizzie… Continue reading Book Review: The End of Everything
Music to my Ears
God doesn’t call the equipped. He equips the called. -Mark Batterson, Wild Goose Chase Eighteen years ago, God called me out of my elementary school classroom and into my very own piano studio. Though I had no idea what I was doing, or how to do it, I saddled up that Wild Goose and hopped… Continue reading Music to my Ears
Respectfully, I disagree…
Oh, the internet. *sigh* Oh, social media. *double sigh* Sometimes I love you and sometimes…well…you make me just a little crazy. Okay, a little crazier. Sometimes that’s a good thing: causing me to think deeply about what I believe and why, challenging my notions about life and health and parenting and marriage, and getting me… Continue reading Respectfully, I disagree…
Truth at the Kitchen Table
Tonight was our monthly Life Group date night: an enjoyable evening of grown-up conversation where all the boys sat on one end of the table and all the girls at the other and enjoyed delicious barbecue and the best peach cobbler this side of the swollen Trinity River. I’m still pondering how that qualifies as… Continue reading Truth at the Kitchen Table
Super Summer Suppers: Grilled Ginger-glazed Salmon with Cucumber-Lime Sauce
Oh. My. Goodness. I’m wiping drool off the keyboard as I write this. Seriously. That. Good. Matt and I journeyed back to the Beach after a 30-lb. hiatus. Now that I have time to cook again, and I don’t have to be around any other people while I de-carb my body for two weeks, we… Continue reading Super Summer Suppers: Grilled Ginger-glazed Salmon with Cucumber-Lime Sauce
A Letter to My Son: 15 Things I Want You to Know on Your 15th Birthday
Dear Trey, Today, you turn 15. As I write this, you’re not *quite* 15 yet, although you were hard at work to make your grand appearance. To think that 15 years have passed since that unforgettable day – that day when my whole world changed, when my dreams became reality, when suddenly everything I’d ever… Continue reading A Letter to My Son: 15 Things I Want You to Know on Your 15th Birthday
Tender Hearts, Leaky Eyes, and Calloused Knees
As a mom, I work hard to care for my children. I do my best to ensure that they eat a healthy, well-balanced diet. I encourage them to exercise regularly, through fun activities they enjoy. I buy them clothes and shoes and school supplies. I help them with their homework and participate in their school… Continue reading Tender Hearts, Leaky Eyes, and Calloused Knees