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My Running Story: Why I Refuse to Do It and You Can’t Make Me
I hate running. I always have and I always will. Even though I fought it, I came to this conclusion very early on. First, when the mean girls in grade school would walk around the track and chat....
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It Bears Repeating: Sunrise Service
Originally posted April 24, 2011 Overheard on the stairway this morning. Before the sun had completely risen. Before a single plastic egg had been hunted. Before a single jelly bean had been eaten....
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Birthday Wishes
On Wednesday, I’ll be 34. And since birthdays are all about indulgence, I hope you’ll forgive me if I indulge myself for a minute here. I promise there’ll be cake in it for you later. Just not the...
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The Bedtime Routine
Even though Sunday won’t be my first Mother’s Day as a mother, it still feels very strange to me that there is a holiday that honors me for getting to experience the greatest blessings of my life....
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A Day in The Pod
A few of my favorite bloggers have done “A Day in the Life” posts lately, and since I have enjoyed those behind-the-scenes glimpses so much, I thought I’d put a similar post together for you. Indulge...
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Birthday Presence
We are merely moving shadows and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. Psalms 39:6 My first tiny, pink bundle turned seven yesterday. Everyone, and I mean everyone, says children grow up too fast....
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Our Teacher Gift
School’s out for summer! Well, almost. Two more lunches to pack. Two more outfits to lay out. Two more “Hurry, brush your teeth and go get in the car. We’re late!”s. (In the summer we just don’t...
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Sangria For All
I’m having a hard time knowing what to say about this drink. It’s an unfamiliar feeling, this not knowing what to say. Me, the one with the ability to bring grown men to tears with my greeting card...
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Becoming Superheroes
It’s Vacation Bible School week at our church. I love it, and not just because it means I get to wear the same T-shirt five days in a row (although that is a dream come true). For 200+ kids, this...
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Super Healthy Banana Breakfast Donuts
I’ve been thinking a lot about sugar lately. Maybe it’s because we were slammed with a sugar blizzard over the holidays. Maybe it’s because we treated ourselves with lots of treats during our recent...
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