Happy Father's Day! Today we celebrate you, dads! For all the ways you make our lives better and fuller. For all the time you spent tinkering and fixing. For all the hours you’ve played catch and watched tiny feet tap across stages. For the sacrifices you have made so we could try new things and go different places. You, the dads, you are awesome! Today we honor you, dads! For your faithful service to our Lord. For your loving care toward us moms. For your patient teaching of our ... [Read More]
For Your Weekend
I'm sitting here listening to the rain {and hoping the wind won't blow it in through my open windows} and contemplating the depths of God's love for me. I hope you know how vast is the love God has for you. Easter is the high point in the Christian church — the celebration of Christ's victory over death and our hope for eternal life. This post from House of Hendrix — I promise, just read it. The most beautiful description of friendship I have read in a very long time. After I'd ... [Read More]
Celebrating 2014
I've spent the past few days at my parents' house in Missouri and it has been fabulous! We've eaten a ton, shopped a little, and laughed until we cried. In just a couple of hours we'll tell Granny Sue and Papa Terry good-bye and head off for our last getaway of 2014 and I find myself a bit reflective. 2014 has been a great year in so many ways. I loved the opportunity to lead a few sessions at She Speaks this summer. I've made some incredible new friends and accomplished quite a few personal ... [Read More]