Daily Grind
How Long Do You Wait Before You Move On?
This is the question that is first and foremost in my mind as I think about friends and family who have waited and now are celebrating the end to their longing. A prodigal daughter and mother reunited. A divorced mother weeks away from marrying the love of her life. A weary author finally seeing their…
Our Money Pit
I haven’t seen the movie, but I’ve heard about it. A couple buys a house and renovates it. It turns out to be a money pit and though I haven’t seen the ending, I can imagine a lot of their sanity and a little bit of their life got sucked out in the process. How…
Connection NOT Collection: My Favorite Blogs
 Today we’re talking about our favorite blog(s). Write a post sharing one (or more) of your favorite blogs, tell us why you like it, link back here (you can copy my button above), and add your link to the list below. Have some fun stopping by each other’s sites and be sure to comment while you’re there! I’m not sure…
Waking Up is Hard to Do…
I’ve never been a morning person. Even when my kids were little we’d all sleep in til 9 am at least! Yeah, I know I’ve been blessed, but before you get jealous…all but one of my kids stopped napping at 2 years old. Yes, 2! Even in preschool they would have to be separated from…
Mundane Mondays?
How do you battle the after weekend blahs? Especially if your weekend was full of work and not rest? Today as I went through my routine. Wake. Coffee. Devotion. Email. Homeschool. Exercise….it hit me! I’m bored with the same old, same old. And my day is not over with yet. There’s Pick up kids. Think…
What Do You Do When Writing's Not Fun Anymore?
I’m sure hoping the feeling is fleeting, but I’ve been locked up in a hotel room for over 24 hours and 7,000 plus words later…writing has become a chore. A chore for which I’m NOT GETTING PAID! It made me start to wonder why I put myself through this torture when I could be just…
It's Like a Mouse Giving Up Cheese
But it’s actually my daughter giving up cheese…her favorite food in the world. I’m so proud of her for giving cheese up for Lent. Last night I went to Sonic to buy her some cheddar bites. She “savored” every one! And she isn’t too worried, she says she’ll have “one cheese” on Sundays! What…
Fat Tuesday
I’ve been observing Lent for decades. At first out of habit, now out of want for more of God. But it wasn’t until the last couple of years that I heard about Fat Tuesday. Fat Tuesday. Not sure I really need to indulge all that much because I’ve been indulging for the last year so…
The LOST Gospel
Some People are Just Meant to be Alone… Those were the words Sawyer spoke on LOST last night. The words that touched the depths of my soul and continued my theory that LOST is a spiritual story, a journey to redemption. I call it the Lost Gospel. I don’t troll around on Lostie…
The Gift of Friendship
Why are we drawn to what we can’t have and to the people who don’t want us? Why is it so easy for some to be a part of a group while others continue to stare from outside the circle longing to be in. I’ve struggled with this feeling ALL my life and it’s so…