January 31, 2011April 10, 2023One Thousand Gifts, personal growth, story of my life Birthday Giveaway Today is my birthday and the end of my 34th year. Some of you will remember that for birthdays our family takes […] Read more
November 24, 2010April 10, 2023personal growth, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations, this life together thing Forgiveness Some hurts time won’t heal. Some words still sting 20 years later. Some wounds still gape open and every word we utter […] Read more
February 19, 2010April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, personal growth, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations Deep thoughts from my pregnant brain. I distinctly remember, a few weeks after discovering that I was pregnant having the thought, almost unbidden, “This is a good opportunity […] Read more
February 10, 2010April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, personal growth, the parenting files I will not fret… …over school time starting late because the Boy made me tea while I was in the shower and then tea for himself […] Read more
February 3, 2010April 10, 2023personal growth, story of my life, this life together thing I once was blind… “You don’t deserve anything,” he said, and the words stung. “No one does.” “You aren’t owed anything. Stop acting as though you […] Read more
January 18, 2010April 10, 2023personal growth Psst, I’ll tell you a little secret I want to share something with you. It changed my life when I finally realized what I’m about to tell you, but […] Read more
December 4, 2009April 10, 2023personal growth, story of my life, The I'm not perfect club Learning to be Content One of the hardest things about the past month was dealing, not only with the loss of a baby, but with the […] Read more
September 17, 2009April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, personal growth, random musings to find life Recently I was having a conversation about a mutual acquaintance who has just achieved a wonderful milestone, one they worked hard for. […] Read more
August 10, 2009April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, personal growth Duty before Happiness On Tuesday Jen@conversion diary wrote a very interesting and insightful post on Duty before Holiness. (You should go and read it, I’ll […] Read more
January 14, 2009April 10, 2023personal growth, random musings, this life together thing On Mommy Blogging I’ve started to notice something the past little while as I read blogs. And I’m not sure how to say this, so […] Read more