A while back I decided I’d ask the Lexington Herald Leader about the possibility of being a writer for their Faith and Values section. I explained a wife.mother.ministry-wife might be able to lend a point of view they were lacking. They kindly told me they actually like the man who is currently their main writer … More mistaken identity
Fear is the squelcher of hope. It’s difficult to be hopeful when you’re fearful. To hope is to wish for the best. To fear is [well, I think you know what to fear is]. Because HOPE is my word for 2013, I’m reminded fear is on the other end of the pole. Someone recently asked … More fear.factors
I often think of happy people as being naive, almost ridiculously carefree. And aren’t all the cool people melancholy? Artists, musicians, deep thinkers. They’re generally not always smiling. They’re serious and focused. To me, it’s almost like it’s perfectly fine to be happy as a child, but once we’re grown up, we need to lean … More joy thief
When I recorded this entry on hope, I completely forgot about a recent incident. A month or so back, a man knocked on our door. It was dark out; I was making dinner. My husband opened the door and the man outside explained he needed money. My husband told him about a place he could … More knock.on.the.door
January through March [aka winter] is the most difficult time of the year for me. I’m not a fan of cold weather. I don’t like the interruption to normal schedules that snow days can bring. Sure, back when my kids were young and I didn’t work full time, a snow day was a beautiful thing. … More resolutely
I am one of those people…….I have to hand make some of my Christmas gifts. It’s an oddity too difficult for some to understand. Yet, it’s me. I generally make gifts for the grandparents, sometimes for my sister and family, and the last few years I’ve gotten into producing handcrafted items for my husband. Much … More {advent hope part 2} aka dueces.dos.deux
Sometimes things don’t go as planned. I’m sure that’s an obvious fact to you, my blog reader. But I’ll give an example anyway. I frequently place books on hold at the library. A while back, I placed John Grisham’s latest novel, The Racketer along with Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behavior. I was number 1,023 [not really, … More {advent hope}
I have multiple journals. One is green and I carry it in my purse. It’s purpose is prayer and devotional thoughts. One is small and brown and I also carry it with me. I use it to jot down writing ideas, mainly for my blog. It’s also handy if I come across a good quote. … More {adverse Advent}
The contrast between {being humble} and {being all you can be} is glaring. I am reminded often [mostly by my sweet husband], that what I do, as in work, does not define who I am. Last night I read a chapter of The Gifts of Imperfection and it again helped me see this. I want … More {Advent renouncements}
New year resolutions are generally made at the end of December/beginning of January. I’m not sure why, but this year a bunch of {resolution} type thoughts hit me right after Thanksgiving. It strikes me as odd I have come to think of the precursor to Easter season as important. We have a name for it, … More {merry Advent}
Upon a Sunny Day 