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Almost by accident, we had a super chill Thanksgiving. We didn’t go anywhere and no one came to our house. We didn’t eat out (stressful with a 3 yr. old in tow) and I cooked once over the 4 day weekend. We watched the Lions game. I fell asleep at halftime & woke up in […]
I read The Ditchdigger’s Daughters in 11th grade when I had absolutely no aspirations for college or writing or sports or anything. My world was just that small that I had no clue what it had to offer me or what I could possibly offer it. But in the pages of that book I found 5 […]
So. What are you making, or have made, enjoyed or ’bout to throw down on this Thanksgiving? Have a restful day, y’all & the Happiest Thanksgiving humanly possible! I’m very grateful for my blogging tribe! Later gators,
I’ve been on a trauma recovery journey I’ve been trying to articulate to myself and the Lord for the last five months. It’s one I’m going to attempt to articulate -in part- to you. This is what I know so far. Everybody loves a good redemption story right? I heard a fascinating TEDx talk by Jane […]
Did you know that despite being in a recession, holiday spending is on the rise? Over a third of Americans will spend almost $800 this season on gifts, and the average American shopper will spend $107 on themselves. (statistics courtesy of Mashable) We even have a NAME for the day we go bat-crap crazy on […]
I am reading -and loving- R. York Moore’s newest book, Making All Things New: God’s Dream For Global Justice. Because York is my current mentor, married to one of my very bestest friends, my former InterVarsity staff worker & the one who led me to Christ and discipled me, it seemed fitting to mention that outright. Also, […]
My little baby boy, Rhys is stuck in a rut. You know the one. My poor boy has fallen into the death trap that is allowing oneself to be defined by a mistake. The little punkin made his mistake more than a month ago. Apparently Rhysie roughly sat on his beloved “Becca-Becca” a super cute […]
I’m guest posting today on the lovely Sara Askin’s blog who is hosting 31 days of poetry. I’m not much of a poet myself. The truth is I don’t often “get” poetry. I’m just not that deep, y’all. But every once awhile a subject matter will come along that’s just too complex to explain through […]
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