We had beautiful weather for the last week or so here in North Georgia. Sunshine, 80 degree temps, and beautiful blue skies have us all aching for summer to arrive and school to be out. But a few days ago, after another beautiful almost-summer day, I headed off to...
This Moment…
(Author's note: I wrote this several years ago on New Years Eve, but thought it was appropriate to post today, on Mother's Day. Thanks be to God for the indescribable gift of allowing me to be a mom! It is, by far, the hardest and best role I've ever had. Oh, and the...
In Between
I woke up this morning considering how the disciples must have felt on this day in between. The shock. The emptiness. The broken dreams. The loneliness. This isn't how it was supposed to be. And betrayed by Judas? He was one of us, one of our friends! He walked with...
Not Home Yet…
I love serving with teenagers. More than that, even, I love that my husband and I have teenagers of our own. But so often, in both cases, my heart just breaks when I hear these young people feeling alone, or left out, or different. I know that feeling. We ALL know...
My People
You've heard it before. "It takes a village to raise a child." The Church calls it being in "Community." My friend, Leah, calls it her "People"... You know the ones; the people who show up for you. The ones you laugh with, hang out with, and share food with. The...
An Unexpected Fan
I take it back. All those bad things I have said from the first second I heard about “fidget spinners,” I take them all back. Well, okay, not all of them. In fact, not even most of them. I still think they are horribly distracting and have no place in a classroom or...
A BOOK REVIEW of Under Our Skin (by Benjamin Watson
Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race- And Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us is a fantastic book for anyone hoping to understand a clearer picture of the ongoing race issues in America. I read Benjamin Watson's Facebook post following the...
Real Life Interrupted
*Note: This was written 2 years ago during the last week of school This was not exactly how I had planned for the last week of school to go. The kids had already completed several subjects, so their lesson plans were much lighter than usual. Noah had lots of fun...
*Note: I wrote this many years ago when I first had the idea for a blog. I share it now as a glimpse into my life when I was feeling the tremendous responsibility of raising 4 little ones to somehow love the Lord, when in reality I was doing good just to find their...
My Jar Full of Manna
My Jar full of manna. I know, I know... it's a pretty weird name for a blog. But here's the story. In Exodus 16:1-35, we read about how God provided food daily from heaven for the Israelites as they wandered in the desert after fleeing from Egypt. Bread, called manna,...