When I was a kid, growing up in church, I heard a lot about right and wrong. The whole stereotype message of the Baptist preacher "hell fire and brimstone." Yeah, I was buried deep in that. I remember when I was eight and realized I...
There is a song by Laura Story called "Blessings" that I have not been able to get out of my head for days now. In the past, I have been of the opinion that it is one of those cheesy, Christian songs that are simply...
"So bear with people that their unpleasantness and maliciousness and cruelty will never drive us to bitterness, that their unteachableness will never drive us to despair, that their folly will never drive us to irritation and that their unloveliness will never alter our love."*The world...
Tomorrow is the celebration of an event that -- like so many others -- has been dwindled down to pastel colors, spring fever, colored eggs, furry, cute field animals, and the second (only to Halloween) highest candy selling holiday of the year. But it is truly...
Remember that time when my nana told me my whole life that she woke up one morning, after turning twenty-five, and she realized what life was and so, thus, when I turned twenty-five the world magically made more sense -- colors brightened, details increased, and...
I've said before that I learn a lot from my kids in Waumba Land. Those little four year olds have some deep insight. They also have simple curriculum for young, developing minds, which is helpful for older, finished developing, still-needing-simple(r)-theology minds. Sometimes I truly do not...
It's Christmas time!In fact, I'm so late in (so obviously) pointing out this fact that "Christmas time" is almost over. Just five more days, people. I can barely believe it. I am not yet a parent, but I am positive if I was one I...
Mama bear.Creeper McCreepersenFor over ten years we've been taking this exact same picture. Veil Malfunction.My most favorite thing about wedding planning has been something that has nothing to do with the planning itself. The get togethers have hands down been the absolute most wonderful thing about...
Holy Moly. It's been an entire month since I last wrote. I'm not surprised at all. My fingers have ached to glide across the keys, and to hash out my thoughts and feelings. I haven't allowed myself the time to do so though...