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Privilege in Service
Y’all. It’s July. I have dreaded July since LAST July. But let me tell you why. Last summer I volunteered at our church’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) for a week. Gracie was only…
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Meant To Be… Or Not To Be.
I’ve been dreading this post for a couple months now. Truthfully, I thought about not posting it at all. But to not write about my failures, as well as my successes, just seemed…
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God.s Snack
On Sunday mornings, Bean and Gracie go to their own nurseries while Chris and I go to “big church.” Up until Gracie was five or six months old, we brought her to church…
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Amazing Grace
Costa Rica update: Voting will continue until 8:00pm EST on Thursday, so if you haven’t voted yet, click here! ****** This past weekend we had Gracie baptized. Finally. When I called our minister…
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Tragedy Through a Mother’s Eyes
Today I am at a funeral. It was unexpected and untimely and though no death is easy to face, it is this kind of death that seems even harder. Last night as I…
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Blessed to Be a Blessing
The thing about depression, even seemingly mild bouts of it like I went through, is that the only way to bring yourself out of it is to put yourself first. And that takes…
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Hokey, Hokey, Hokey
When we’re driving in the car, Bean and I listen to the local Christian music station on the radio. It’s good for both of us. Normally, Bean doesn’t sing along. Because it’s a…
