{For all my email subscribers who received a blank email ... I am so sorry.} This weekend we had company. We laughed and reminisced, ate and laughed some more. It was great. Friday night, we celebrated Scott's grandmother's 88th birthday. Four generations gathered around the table was pretty special. Watching the kids sing "Happy Birthday" for their great-grandmother was so sweet. It was great. Saturday morning, we went to our nephew's basketball game ... 6 and 7 year olds playing rec ball. The ... [Read More]
On Gratitude
This month, we'll be a little more intentional about speaking (and writing) our gratitudes. My prayer is that I will allow my gratitude to become my gr-attitude ... and that it will last long before the listing of thanks ends on Facebook status updates. Thank God! Call out His Name! Tell the whole world who He is and what He's done! 1 Chronicles 16:34 MSG ... [Read More]
Look {Five Minute Friday}
Look. Slow down and look. I miss so much because I am not looking. I see ... but I don't look. And it's not just me. ***** We have a recurring conversation at our house. It goes a little like this: Momma: Sweet girl, where is your jacket/library book/dance bag/lunch box/whatever? Girl: I don't know. Momma: Please go look for it. *twenty-four seconds pass* Girl, breathlessly: I didn't see it. Momma, slightly annoyed: But did you look? Girl, also slightly annoyed: Yes. But I didn't see ... [Read More]
Parenting from the OverflowAvailable Now!
I spent this weekend in Oklahoma. My Pepa is 91 and is nearing the end of his days on earth. It was a gift for me to be able to go and spend some time with him over the past few days. Most of my favorite childhood memories involve time spent with Pepa. We've always had a very special relationship and watching him now, frail and dealing with dementia, is difficult. I tell you that because I had all sorts of big plans for the release of Parenting from the Overflow today. I wanted to do a ... [Read More]
One Amazing Summer: Why I’m Reading #B90Days in 3 Sections a Day
So, we're one week in ... how is everyone doing? Can you believe you've already read two books of the Bible this summer? A few people have asked me why I'm breaking the reading into three sections per day. Basically, it boils down to this: I need to have a forced stop in my day. I don't know about you but I get so busy and consumed with the various tasks at hand that it's not uncommon for me to read my Bible in the morning and then barely give it a thought the rest of the day. This ... [Read More]
Living the Art
We've been told we just need to make the proclamation: I am a writer. We've been told there's only one rule: Content is king. We've been told the path to success: Build your platform. And yet, day after day, we read the story of those who have made the statement, written the content, and built the platform and still feel unsuccessful insecure tired empty. Why is that? What is it about pursuing the craft that leaves us drained? A few weeks ago my husband and I attended the Creative conference ... [Read More]
