A Womans Guide to Meeting God
Overwhelmed. Discouraged. Angry. Confused. Anxious. Fearful. Stressed. Resentful. These are a few of the labels I’ve heard women use when describing how they feel lately. Not all the time, mind you. But more often than they’d like. I feel them too, sometimes. We all do. Seeing them in black and white is wake up […]
Our dryer broke, my husband is in Haiti, and the guy who delivered a new piece of furniture damaged our stairs and is giving me the run around about repairs. According to the owner, he gave me such a deal I should happily pay for the repairs myself. Seriously? Given my last blog about complaining […]
I feel my mood shift. Just a few moments ago all was well with my soul. But now…somehow life seams heavier. More negative. Nothing earth shattering has taken place in the last half hour. In fact, I’m sitting at Panera trying to grab a quick bite while I work. But it’s hard. At the table […]
“I just got a text. Bob died.” My heart sank when JP told me this morning. Bob was our neighbor. At 93 he still walked the neighborhood daily, raked his own leaves and waved every time I passed his house. Our girls affectionately dubbed Bob “Mr. UP” because Bob looked exactly like the old man […]
“It’s hard to be a grown up” said the pretty twenty-something brunette standing in front of me. I laughed and nodded. Yeah. It is. Responsibilities. Transitions. Relational issues. Bills. Decisions. More decisions. Grown ups have to deal with this stuff when it would be so much nicer if someone would give us a glass of […]
Do you ever talk to yourself? I do. In fact, I’m famous for talking to myself as I work. Two of my kids share my funny little habit (one boy, one girl, so I guess it isn’t a gender thing). But today I spoke with a customer service rep who took talking to one’s […]
I love book give away days! Today my friend Amy Carroll is sharing her story with you and as an extra, super-nice thing to do, she’s giving away a free copy of her new book, Breaking Up with Perfect. I first met Amy at the Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference. Amy is one of the […]
Wouldn’t it be nice if our kids followed every piece of advice we offered—immediately? Wouldn’t it be great if our child never had a melt-down, temper tantrum or hormonal outburst? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we never lost our cool simply because our child lost theirs? I think I hear angels singing already. Years […]
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People do strange things sometimes. At least that’s how it seems until you find out why. While in college, I found it odd that a childhood friend visited my family before her own when she returned to town during university holidays. Even on short weekend breaks she’d find a way to spend her first moments […]