I have reclaimed my house! It needed to be done, folks. After almost a week of snotty tissues laying here and there, sneezes spreading germs for miles, coughs ensuring that the world will share in your pain, my house needed a “disinfect and more” treatment. (Yes, I realize I’m referring to this home as “my” […]
The Washington Monument
Something has been bugging me lately…I’ve been hearing quite a few people ask me why God allows bad things to happen. How in the world can an all-powerful God who loves us allow life to be such crap sometimes? (no, this isn’t brought on by my recent bout with flu, but it’s hardly an antithesis) […]
The One with the Sick Top 10
1. I have spent every hour of today on the couch. Thanks, husband, for lovingly sharing your illness with me. Symptoms include–sore throat, congestion, headache, body aches, fatigue. 2. I knew I was getting sick when I couldn’t stay awake after 7:30pm last night and was thrilled to go to bed at 9pm. 3. Yesterday, […]
The One with our Fall Retreat @SBC
We had a phenomenal weekend retreat at Somerset with our teens. I really wasn’t sure how things would come together seeing that it was the first retreat we’d ever planned for our youth group, but it far exceeded my expectations. It seemed like a lot of work for a 24 hour trip. There was the food to organize, […]
The One with the Leaves on the Ground
I have a small soap box I need to get on right now. I would like to publicly proclaim that I think raking leaves is ridiculous. THERE. I said it. Never in my life have I enjoyed raking leaves–I’m sure most of you don’t. But I also never understand why we rake leaves. Are we really […]
The One with My Grandma’s Nuptials
Last Saturday, my Grams got married. Yep, you read that correctly. She was a truly beautiful bride. (I’m a bit jealous–she’s lost so much weight she’s now lighter than me! Go, Grams!) It was a beautiful weekend of celebration. Kevin ended up with a half day of subbing–meaning we could take off at 11am instead […]
The One with Two Years at Home
I literally can not believe it’s been TWO years since we moved in our home–the parsonage. As I sit and think of what to write next, I am literally at a loss, in a fog of memories. {thinking. thinking. thinking.} It finally feels like “home,” though. For the first many months, it felt uncertain–mostly because […]
Galatians 3
I am totally loving Galatians 3. This passage connects to Genesis 15, Levitcus 19 and Romans 4. In college I spent hours and hours dissecting these pericopes in completing my exegetical assignments. I absolutely loved it! I could spend hours more diving into this chapter, but I’ll restrain myself. Yes, this chapter in Galatians is a bit […]
The One with Craigslist
If you haven’t visited Craigslist.org, you need to. This classified ads website is, honestly, one of my guilty pleasures–pursuing the goods for sale. It’s like window shopping! I keep a word document of things I want or need. (Mostly want. I have everything I need, after all.) Whenever I’m bored or if I know someone’s looking […]
Galatians 2
This chapter seemed totally new to me. I know I’ve read it a hundred times, and I’ve quoted many of it’s verses, but the context of the words seemed to have escaped me. Here’s what I observed in my morning reading of Galatians 2— Paul had a FEAR! This stuck out to me a new […]