Right around this time of year, four years ago, I began my current job. I am thankful for all I have learned, how much I’ve grown, and all the great people I have had the chance to work with. My daughter is having an awesome [she hates it when I use the word awesome] time … More and be thankful
Stereotypical. I received my final divorce papers on Halloween. A day in which my car’s check engine light started to flash, so I dropped it, once again, at the garage. Cold rain steadily fell. I had a cold or some sort of ailment which made me feel worse than I have in over a … More before november
Break my heart for what breaks yours. Everything I am for Your Kingdom’s cause. An old worship song. One I haven’t listened to in a long while. Yet one line keeps going through my head. Break my heart for what breaks yours. Breakmyheartforwhatbreaksyours. Breakmyheartforwhatbreaksyours. I’ve thought so much these last months that I don’t belong … More settle
A busy week. The busiest of 2014, actually. A fairly normal Monday. Tuesday I tried a book group. Should I have been an English teacher? Maybe. Should I start my own book club and re-read The Sound and the Fury? Maybe. Wednesday….The day before my workplace’s biggest yearly event. Much work. Deadlines. I followed through … More event[ful]
Yesterday’s mail was a bit bizarre. Not that I received anything odd, in and of itself. Here’s the rundown: I received an expected and much anticipated small package from my daughter, a foreign exchange student who currently resides in the Czech Republic. Secondly, the mail contained a large envelope addressed to my daughter from Reed … More mail
I realize the title of this entry isn’t an especially creative one. But let’s be realistic. Everybody eats. I’m reading a book by Shauna Niequist entitled, Bittersweet. In it, she talks a bunch about food. That’s not at all the subject of the book. Yet in many ways it is. Because so much happens around … More food
I think about the word {calling} often as of late. Here’s the thing. My family moved specifically to the home I currently dwell in for a reason. Because of the neighborhood. Because of our priorities, thoughts, convictions, beliefs. All that stuff. Well, divorce certainly throws a wrench in much of that. Do I still hold … More true calling?
I reminded myself today I live in the state of Kentucky because of religion. Due to the fact our family moved here a bit over 10 years ago to work in a church. And even way before that, in 1991, I moved here with my husband so he could attend Asbury Theological Seminary. If I’m honest, … More state of religion
I printed out an Isaiah verse in one of my current favorite fonts, which is pupcat. Here’s the alphabet, all 26 letters, in pupcat: It’s nice, isn’t it? Anyway….the verse I printed is technically two, Isaiah 43:18-19, from The Message. Here’s the thing. I’ve been down lately. Focused on the old. Focused on the “why … More brand-new
We’ve all played the games. I challenge you to…….. Well, I decided to forget the you and challenge myself. So this evening, after work, instead of driving home and changing into my exercise clothes then driving to the YMCA which is my usual Thursday practice, I did something different. I attended the Opening Reception and … More I challenge me
Upon a Sunny Day 