Best Podcasts I Listened to in 2021

Hey there! In case you missed my last post, I provided a list of some of the books that I read in 2021; but man, I also LOVE to talk about some of my favorite podcasts from the year. As I mentioned in the previous post, I love to listen to things first thing in …

How A Simple Act of Kindness Changed My Entire Week

Last weekend someone paid for our family dinner at Chilis. I know, I could end the post right here and we'd all go away feeling better. But don't stop reading here because there's surprises popping out right and left. I even had to edit this post before publishing because of something that happened in the …

The Tension of Who God Really Is

This January, I decided to do the Bible Project reading plan on the YouVersion Bible App as my reading plan for the year. Discovering The Bible Project has been one of the best things about 2021 for me (I know it's only February, but go with me here). Their work, their creativity, their understanding of …

Best Podcasts I Listened to in 2020

I so enjoyed sharing my favorite books from 2020; yet, "reading" is not the only thing I do with my headphones. I know I mentioned in my last post how much I've recently enjoyed listening to audiobooks, but I also try to keep things in balance by making sure that I am spending just as …

The Wisdom We Need Today

I recently began to read a chapter of Proverbs a day as part of my morning quiet time. There are many people and spiritual influences in my life that do it, and I finally decided to be disciplined, too, rather than just admire their discipline. Essentially, whatever number day of the month it is, I …

You Already Know

As I just mentioned in my previous post, The First Step, I'm back after quite a break. Which means that these are my first thoughts since the infamous 2020 began.  What a weird time to be living through. I have never seen so much anger, so much fear, everyone's emotions so close to the surface …

The First Step

The last time I wrote a blog post was almost exactly two years ago. Lots of reasons - I was pregnant with my third baby,  managing preschool with my oldest son, trying to allow for fall sports (why did I do that for a 3 year-old?!), working part-time as a praise and worship leader at …

When We Said Our Vows

Phew. It's been an incredibly long time since I've posted; and, yes, I like to think my reason is legitimate. Yep, you guessed it, I'm just over 20 weeks pregnant with baby #3! As I will go into detail on in a minute, due to intense morning sickness during my pregnancies, I basically avoid my …

Only The First Step

Oh gracious, it's been way too long since I last wrote; and, honestly, that should tell you about how busy life has been these last few weeks. Actually...mostly emotionally busy, which saps my desire to write. Between raising my kids, the busyness that is West Point in the spring, and some heavy personal issues I've …

You Split the Sea So I Could Walk Right Through It

Do you ever have days, or weeks, or seasons where you just feel defeated and discouraged? Overwhelmed? Exhausted? Over it? Sometimes for me I struggle hourly to be patient with my kids. Sometimes I fight against myself moment by moment to not give into fear. Other times, I am waging war against the exhaustion I …