Letting Go Of Judgement
I have an online presence beyond the usual personal Facebook page. It’s minuscule compared to the presence of popular authors and bloggers I follow, yet it’s big enough to garner attention and...
View ArticleOn Disagreeing
Can we agree to disagree? That seems like a thing of the past. Something that happened in Mayberry when neighbors had to see each other everyday, pass each other on the street, serve each other at...
View ArticleA Thrill Of Hope
I love it when the first Sunday of Advent falls on December 1st. There isn’t a week in between Thanksgiving and the beginning of Advent to make me feel like I’ve got one foot in fall and one in...
View ArticleRelentless 2020
Well, hello there 2020. I’ve seen you coming for quite some time and have been anticipating your arrival. I have one word for you 2020; relentless. If the past several years are any indication, 2020...
View ArticleKeep Showing Up
This week I’m contributing to The Glorious Table. To be quite honest this was one of the more difficult TGT posts to write. Sometimes the words just flow and sometimes I feel like a fraud. Despite...
View ArticleSocial Distancing As A Family – Day 6
Social Distancing and church It’s no secret that my church is very important to me. This is where I found most of my close friends. This is where I’m able to use my gifts as a musician. This is where...
View ArticleSocial Distancing As A Family – Day 12
As more time passes, more fear and anxiety seep in. New York is (once again) ground zero and word is that Chicago is not far behind. We are doing our part by staying home, keeping ourselves...
View ArticleDistance Grieving – Day 23
Holy week has been heavy. Not just because we are living in the upside down and having to figure out how to participate in Easter services remotely, but because my church community has suffered loss...
View ArticleSocial Distancing As A Family – Day 56
It’s day 56 of social distancing and quarantine and I’m very weary. It’s not cabin fever or having to cook meal after meal after meal. Its not the lack of face to face interaction with people other...
View ArticleThe Wilderness Continues
It’s been more than a minute since I’ve written anything on the blog. I wanted to share how Adam and I found a way to make our 20th anniversary special, despite this stupid pandemic and not being able...
View ArticleA Prayer For The School Year
Well, mamas, here we go again. Another school year with so many unknowns. Last year was a year unlike any other in known educational history. Our kids and families endured challenges we couldn’t even...
View ArticleSo Now What
The presents have been exchanged, unwrapped and the trash taken out. Exchanges for different sizes are in the works and we may be regretting all the rich food and desserts. The decorations are already...
View ArticleFear Not
It’s that time of year again; time to choose a word for the upcoming year. I’m not sure if having a word is as fashionable in 2022 as it was five or six years ago, but I appreciate the practice and...
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