The Journey Ink
So, about my Lenten Journey...
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As I approach my 39th birthday this year I find myself responding to the “Well, how old are you?” question by saying, “I’m almost 40.” I have rationalized that the practice of saying 40 for the next year will help me to accept it more when it happens. It doesn’t seem like I have been alive that long, but here I am just months away from being one year from 40 and I am thinking about my life more and more. It could be all the reflection from journaling or comparing my upbringing to my husband’s when we chat...
Wow, was I wrong!
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I’m going to say three words that are not always easy to say. At least, they aren’t easy for me to say because I’d much rather choose to move pass the acknowledgement of this at all. Really just ignoring it all together. Maybe it’s pride. Maybe it’s shame. But here they are, those three words. I was wrong. Dear God, was I wrong! I was wrong about God. Not in the sense that He has not proven to be the true, almighty, living God. I was wrong about what He wanted from me. My relationship with God was based on...
Somewhere in the Middle
I was recently asked how I would describe the season I was in and at the time I really didn’t know how to respond. At the time I just felt like I was in the middle of two seasons. I mean, here I am several months out from experiencing God’s favor and blessings in finding a house to make a home in a real estate climate that still is in frenzy. That entire experience felt like a miracle. Prayers to anyone who is still searching for that dream home. I also was able to start a new position with...
God Grants Unknown Desires
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When I was younger, and Father’s Day rolled around I would try to think of the best ways to celebrate my dad and get gifts that he would love. As an adult, my dad encourages me to shower my hubby with love and celebrate the father that he is to our children. It gets a little challenging year after year to think of something that will wow my Eddie Bear (my nick name for Corey). But this year I thought… why not share with all of you what I love most about him and how God has used him...
"Like the Song Says, Comparison Kills"
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I mean, did my father have some sort of sermon quota that he needed to meet?! Was it absolutely necessary for him to take us through the motions of praying, singing, reading scripture and him teaching about the text? I thought this was the most over the top thing he could have ever done. He was being extra! Clearly, he had not received the memo about snow days.