I'm never really sure what to do after Easter. I guess that sounds strange ... but it almost feels anticlimactic, these first few days after the somber reflection of Lent leading to Good Friday, the silence of Holy Saturday, and the celebration of Resurrection Sunday. Yesterday Scott had his first real day off since we got home from my parents' house after Spring Break. I cleaned out my closet and ended up with seven bags of clothes to donate. {The emotions and realizations from all of that ... [Read More]
Happy Easter!
It's Easter Sunday, or Resurrection Sunday if you prefer. Lots of families will be waking up early to watch children peer into Easter baskets filled with special reminders of how much they are loved. Moms will be putting hams and scalloped potatoes in ovens and finishing up deviled eggs. Pastors will put final touches on sermons and prepare to share the promise of salvation with the larger-than-normal crowds. After church, families will gather around tables overflowing with food. Children ... [Read More]
So, There Are These Voices in my Head
Yeah. I know. I just confirmed what many of you had already been thinking ... this girl is cray-zee. And I'm probably going to double confirm your belief with what I tell you next — I named the voices. I mean, I didn't give each of them an individual name. But collectively, I call them "the committee." My committee heaves all sorts of expectations on me, constantly reminding me of where and how I don't measure up. Clearly, the committee isn't the most encouraging influence in my life. But ... [Read More]
Uncomfortable Places
So, yeah, I'm still here. I want to share everything — all. the. stuff. — God has been showing me and doing in and around me. I start pecking out words on the keyboard and somehow what I write seems small compared to what I'm experiencing. The words are not enough to explain and reveal the layers of all I'm learning. But there's also this other thing, this tugging awareness that sometimes what God reveals to me is not for public consumption. Sometimes, He isn't teaching me so I'll teach ... [Read More]
I’m Headed Back to She Speaks!
Four years ago I was in the throes of writing a book proposal. Lessons from the Hundred Acre Wood was to be my dazzling entrance into the world of traditional publication. I'd studied the best information available concerning form and content for nonfiction proposals. I'd spent hours writing and rewriting every sentence of my sample chapters to provide representatives from publishing houses a glimpse of my writing prowess. And finally, early one July morning in 2010, I climbed into my car ... [Read More]
We Rested
We spent our spring break at my parents' house in Missouri. There's just nothing like going to your momma and daddy's house, is there? My mom was sick most of March so I spent a couple of days getting her laundry caught up and helping her with whatever she needed. My daddy took most of the week off while we were there. It was not one of those weeks packed with activity. We went shopping for a few hours one day and saw the new Muppets movie another. But mostly we just hung out. The girl spent ... [Read More]
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