I thought I had avoided it. But of course NOT. Why in the world would I think everyone around me could be sick and not pass it on to me. Thanks, friends. Thanks, a lot. I’m congested. Sore, itchy throat. Dry, painful cough. Bloody noses (4 since yesterday) as a side effect. Achy, shaky. Exhausted. I know […]
The One with the Kitchen Shout Out
They say “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” Either that or it just makes you really appreciate what you have. My kitchen, for instance. I’m really really really missing my kitchen. Who would have thought? My faithful KitchenAid, Stan. My new(ish) smooth top oven. My fridge overflowing with apples, and eggs, and milk, and cilantro, and […]
The One with the Great Servants
We have the best youth group in history of time. These teens rock my socks off. They are awesome. And yesterday I got to spend tons of time with them! It was my (one and only) day off for the week of Family Camp. I got a peak at them working with the nursery and Bible […]
The One with our “Family” for Family Camp
Well that was a wonderfully enriching post, now wasn’t it? An empty page. Thought provoking, no? An existential moment for you all. Now on to normal thought processes. (Did you pronounce that “prahsesses” or “prahseseeeese”? Cause the latter is way cool.) I am officially wearing (at least) two hats this week. Working at camp as […]
The One with the Golf Outing
Here is one memory I don’t want to forget! Golfing. For the first time. With my dad. But the story has to start back a day or so. Well, a month really. I was struggling to come up with a good Father’s day gift for my dad. Does anyone else have this problem? Dads already […]
The One with the HOT 4th
Happy Independence Day, friends! For my thoughts on the subject, check out my Memorial Day post. It’s tres poignant. I would love to have a moment to feel that way right now. But all I can think about is the sweat dripping down my back. Sure, this would be the usual pain experienced during a […]
The One about Graham Crackers
I have a confession. I love graham crackers. No, scratch that. I am a tad bit really obsessed with graham crackers. This addiction of mine is ridiculous, I know. After all, I haven’t had a tooth come in for quite some time, so it’s not like I need some sort of soft cookie in my […]
The One with the Muscles on Fire
Ouch. I hurt. I’ve realized I need to incorporate my Jillian workouts with my weekly exercise routine. You see, being out at camp, I’ve been doing the running thing. Which is fun. And totally different from the last few years of my life. BUT. I started thinking, “Hmmm, doing the same exact workout every. single. […]
The One with the Lovely Monday
Monday was great. (slash: really not good, but that’ll come later.) First of all, I soaked in Psalm 34. Have you read this Psalm? I mean really read it? Every word moves me to praise, to thank, to pursue righteousness, and to commune with my God. It’s overflowing with wisdom for every aspect of life. Go, […]
The One with His First Sermon
Yesterday was Sunday. Which means church. Which, for us, means our “work day.” This is normal. No biggie. Except that the two of us were totally in charge of the entire service. We had another adult helping leading the hymn sing, but other than that the fate of the morning worship service lay in our […]