Every Thursday I stand in front of 8 teenagers and try my best to help them learn to use their words well. Each week, I hand them a little slip of paper printed with a quote about writing. The quotes serve as inspiration, encouragement and a testimony of the power of words used well. While the main objective…
I love people. If you know me at all, this is not news to you. Almost nothing feeds my soul more than spending time with people I care about, and who care about me. At the end of an evening spent with friends, I can barely fall asleep because my mind and heart are still…
I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. ~Jeremiah 31:3 Do you need that reminder as often as I do?–To be reminded that God LOVES you. The truth is He is CRAZY for us–loves us unto death.I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need to be reminded that they…
You can be so busy you forget to feed your soul. I called her late in the afternoon, without much warning, and even less to offer. There’d be no quiet space out amid the hum of a restaurant or coffee shop. Just the shooshing of my dishwasher and the sight of my kitchen sink piled…
No, my blog hasn’t been hijacked by a baker. I know, two recipes in a row might seem a little out of the ordinary for this non-food blogger, but it’s two days until Thanksgiving and I’m baking up a storm, and after so many drooling comments over the photos I shared on instagram and facebook,…
I’ve been back from Allume for two and a half days. I’m not finished unpacking, physically, nor emotionally. I told you before I went that I’d learned a thing or two since going last year, and on some level, I think I carried unspoken expectations with me for what this year would be like. I…
I’m here at Allume, where we just did a live Five Minute friday Write, here’s mine. Standing in a room with 400 women and realizing that each one has a distinct message to share. Our stories are as varied as the autumn leaves flanking the trees outside and our voice for sharing these stories…
Tomorrow I leave for Allume. I spent the first half of this week without my husband, as he has been traveling, and now, just as he returns, I am set to go. I’m feeling guity over how much I am looking forward to this trip. I wonder if all mothers and wives feel that way–guilty…
It’s Friday–just. And so I’m taking just five tiny minutes to write without worrying or editing. You should join us, there’s nothing like the Five Minute Friday community. Seriously. The prompt this week is Join. Go. My morning starts with the Hello Mornings gang all meeting up on twitter for some amazing fellowship and prayer…