Breaking news…Jen Hatmaker has a new book coming out in August. More breaking news…I have the privilege of reading an advance copy. Here’s how this happened; I was lucky enough to see a post from Jen Hatmaker asking … Continued
Christmas music. I love hearing all of the velvet voices of the classic Christmas songs, Nat King Cole easily being my favorite. I love Harry Conick Jr’s jazzy Christmas piano and the hand-raiser in me warms when I listen … Continued
Almost 30 days ago I had this wild idea to get control of the clutter in my life. I started my Control the Clutter 30 Day Challenge. Every single day I challenged myself and my readers to clear away clutter, … Continued
(source) This week marks the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda. Twenty years ago I was preparing to graduate from high school. I’m ashamed to say that 20 years ago I knew nothing of what was taking place on … Continued
Yesterday came a knock at the door that I have been waiting for for a long time. A firm but friendly knock rang through the house and it was as if my sixth sense told me…they’re here. I opened the … Continued
Well, here we find ourselves once more. Lent. Even though I’m not Catholic but I find the practice of observing Lent introspective, challenging, rewarding and infuriating. It’s good to step out of the comfort zone, even if it is for … Continued
I’ve discovered something over the past 3 years (3 years?!?) of blogging. You make friends online. Good friends that you may never meet in person, but still really good friends. Bloggers love to support each other. I’ve found one … Continued
You’re not the only person in this house and not everything revolves around you. This is a statement that I say to my 9 year old on a regular basis. He’s selfish and self-absorbed, it’s called being a kid. We … Continued
This past school year I have been the interim middle school youth director at our church. It has been fun and frustrating and everything in between. I have no idea why they picked me to lead kids who seem to … Continued
The candle of joy is pretty easy to write about. Joy is all around us during Advent. It’s what Christmas is all about. Joy bombards our senses. Seeing the good deeds done for those less fortunate who will benefit … Continued
