This beautiful exchange

Tonight, as I was vacuuming our ugly, multi-stained carpet, I found myself wishing for a lot of things. I starting thinking of how I would love to have hard wood floors, instead of gray carpet that used to be off-white. I would love to have another bedroom in our house so the baby wouldn’t have [...]

Thanksgiving is just a couple of days away. Feels like it just snuck right up on us. Since we went to Missouri in October, Tony and I will be celebrating Thanksgiving just the two of us. Three, if you count Graham. Well, four, if you count the baby. I’m sure we’ll all end up with [...]

I had a recent conversation with a dear friend that has left me thinking a lot about how we/I view God. I am amazed at how many times we hear the phrase, “Well, MY God isn’t like that,” or “MY God is like this.” Since when is there YOUR God and MY God? God is [...]

I had decided to stay in the area to see how things turned out. Actually, I was hoping for some sort of reconciliation or resolution. I did not want to leave town without it. So, I found a new job, new roommates and a car and tried to hold together the remaining pieces of my [...]

God Almighty
My husband
My dog
My mom
My brother
My sisters (those I have and those I will have!)
My parent-in-laws
Good supervisors
Helpful coworkers
My extended family
Old friends
New friends
New old friends
Our new church
Who are you grateful for?

“No one cares about a wedding except for the bride, and no one cares about a kid, unless it’s theirs.”
I read this statement over the weekend. It’s from a comment left on another blog. The author of the blog writes about her life, including her husband, dog and baby. (Like me but not me.) This [...]

My new job starts on Tuesday, so this has been my last week playing housewife for awhile. I am looking forward to the new job, if only for the benefit it will bring to our family and that it will take a lot of pressure off of Tony.
However, I wonder if the husband and the [...]

I had to share. Be sure to turn your speakers on.
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Trust me. You want to see this.
And then read this story that gives more info.
CNN Article

Temp Agency Worker: “So, let’s just start at the bottom and work our way up. Explain to me what you did at the university.”
Me: “Well, I did some graphic design and worked with other designers to create the marketing publications. I really enjoyed that job.”
T A Worker: “And, why did you leave?”
Me: “Well, I decided [...]

What I didn’t realize at that moment, was that there was even more heartache to come. I had lost my church, my ministry, and my job, but I was also about to lose my friends, my closest community. In the following days, I was accused of living in denial and turned away because I was [...]