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CAST

Yesterday Josiah had a stomach ache. And because my mom was in a meeting, Michael was working, and there was no one to talk me off the cliff, I was 100% sure his appendix was rupturing. I hastily put on my shoes while calling the doctor, telling the kids to get ready because we wereContinue reading “CAST”

SOULMATES

Recently, when I was brushing my teeth, Michael uncharacteristically leaned in very close to me, shattering my tooth brushing bubble of space, stared at my toothbrush and said, “how long have you been using that toothbrush?” “since I bought it a few months ago.” “I thought that was mine.” “It’s pink!” ‘What color is mine?’Continue reading “SOULMATES”

FIRST

I was in the middle of doing two good deeds. Donating money to the Pregnancy Care Center and donating much needed bedding for incoming refugees to World Relief. I was feeling so accomplished. I had been meaning to do these things for several days and I hadn’t gotten around to it, but woah can IContinue reading “FIRST”

TREES

My attempts to solve the world’s hunger crisis have proven unsuccessful. I have about given myself a pulmonary embolism trying to figure out why there are 25,000 deaths due to starvation every single day. There are enough resources in the world to feed the world. And yet…twenty-five thousand. Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. And the next day.Continue reading “TREES”

HEAVEN

On our trip to Disney World, we rode “It’s a small world”. Twice. We had mapped out a plan entitled ‘jr. pirate adventurer’, a tour for boys ages 4-8. It included 22 steps. We killed it. All 22 steps and had time left over. When we exited Peter Pan’s Flight, our final ride, we noticedContinue reading “HEAVEN”

STILL

It’s still in my home right now. Not a creature is stirring, not even my dog. 2 of my kids are sleeping, because I suggested it and they complied immediately, obviously relieved to give into their exhaustion. My husband and oldest are on their ‘special day’, which has been in the works this entire summer.Continue reading “STILL”

MOUNTAIN

I stood over my washing machine with tears streaming down my face. I did that everyday for three weeks. I saw what mountain lay ahead of us. When Michael told me that he felt a calling on his life for ministry, it was a difficult pill for me to swallow. I was comfortable. I hadContinue reading “MOUNTAIN”

POMP

Saturday I was honored to sit as faculty at the commencement ceremony for the 2013 graduating class of Laurel University. This is not the first commencement I have attended as faculty, but Saturday was special in its own right. Saturday, a student graduated who started her journey at Laurel University almost 4 years ago, theContinue reading “POMP”

REACHING

Michael started our garden inside this year. We transformed our living room, temporarily, into a greenhouse (of sorts) to start all kinds of seedlings. Tomatoes, squash, cucumber, sugar snap peas, broccoli, and all the veggies that you can’t get enough of in the summer. My mouth waters just thinking about slathering a boatload of Duke’sContinue reading “REACHING”

SUBMISSION

The “S” word for Christian women… Michael and I dated 7 years before getting married. Statistics say that is waaaay too long. For the most part, I agree. There are 3 reasons we waited: We started dating when we were babies. He wasn’t ready to commit. I wasn’t ready to submit. He was ready toContinue reading “SUBMISSION”