I’ve always viewed reading as a chance to learn something new, explore new places, and time to discover the unknown. It’s a way for me to escape the reality of the world that surrounds me, so when I encounter myself in the pages of a book, it really throws me off. I don’t want to …
Sometimes when I am reading, I am so confronted and astounded by the concept that I literally have to put the book down and walk away. That happened this morning with Bart Ehrman’s God’s Problem: But there came a time when in my life when I found that I simply could no longer thank God …
Last week during my weeklong intensive, I wasn’t able to run as per usual. I found myself getting more and more antsy as the days wore on and I found myself much more restless when it came time to go to sleep. It’s funny how you don’t realize the activities that keep you grounded and …
It’s been a week since I’ve been to this place that has slowly become a space where I have figured out who I am and what I am supposed to do with these breaths I’ve been given. Sure, I’ve taken longer leaves of absences from this, but this time it was for a purpose not …
At our church, each family takes turns cleaning the church. This week, we all worked together, so I found myself in our nursery vacuuming glitter from the snowflake ornaments the class made in Sunday School. Our girls are a part of that class and I thought about how thankful I am for a congregation that …
In the age of digitization of practically everything, I’ve realized that the one thing I don’t do is print out pictures. I text pictures. I email pictures. I post pictures. I frame pictures, and then promptly give them to family as presents. If there is a correlation to a kids’ literary development based on the …
As Waylon nears his first birthday, I am feeling a little nostalgic. Having two dogs has certainly been a great decision for our family especially since Waylon and Willie have such different temperaments. Willie is an over-eager pleaser and Waylon is well, most often known as grumpy dog. He goes at his own pace and …
When I got to my desk at the office this afternoon, I discovered the note I had written that said: Jan 2014 There’s one continuous line under those words, but there’s nothing listed under it. It took me a minute, but I remember I made that note during a conversation about a due date, but …
Willie and Waylon meeting for the first time!
As sit on this last day of 2013 trying to allow my body to overcome whatever bug it is currently fighting and enjoy reading other people’s reflections of their year, I thought I’d try the same. To say this year has been full of changes is a gross understatement. This year I have: become a …
