Social Distancing Day 1
A year from now, or ten years or twenty years, we’ll talk about that time in 2020 when we thought the world was going to end because of a...
I was never meant to live alone
When I headed to bed the first night home alone, I put the cat into the garage, locked all the doors, and set the alarm.
Stop Holding Your Breath
Over the last few months, God has moved in amazing and wonderful ways in our family’s life. Our close friends know some of what’s happened,
Holding On to Fake Pearls
At forty, when I’m sitting in the midst of a life I’ve worked so hard to create when the pearls I’m holding are the ones God promised me yea
We Didn't Know Pets Weren't For Christmas
Maybe before I post this blog I’ll dig out a picture of my black, half-Siamese cat with an injured lip who I named Holly.
Don't Eat the Blue Dots!
My husband celebrates a milestone birthday this week. As the kids and I prepare to make his favorite cake, I’m reminded of the first birthda
I Was An Online Bully Before It Had a Name
My senior year in college, the honors program required us to create and present a research project. My advisor compared it to a master’s...
Pickled Beets and Egg Salad: The Answer of a Small Prayer
Hang on tight, friends. You’re about to take a trip through my train of thought. Imagine for a moment that you are on board the Magic...
Geography, Mississippi History, and This Year's First School Blunder
We’re entering our fourth full week of school here and it’s like summer never happened. Luckily our first holiday of the year (Labor Day)...
God Knows I'm Not that Humble
God found me right where I always seem to end up, my arms loaded down yelling, “no, I’m fine, I’ve got this.” God wants more for me spiritua
