Category: Personal

  • January Status Update

    Sitting…at the kitchen table. Drinking…coffee with a little half&half. The current bag of beans is Red Diamond. Thinking…about what I need to do to transition smoothly from Christmas vacation mode back into school mode. Thankful…for a very quiet morning to read, pray, and think about the day ahead. Reading…a couple of books on prayer, a…

  • Word

    Me: I’ve read several bloggers recently sharing their “word” for the year or their personal verse for the year. Let’s choose one for our family. Karl: I wish you had mentioned it earlier in the day. I don’t want to think about anything special right now. Me: Well, don’t think about it. Just tell me…

  • Thankful Thursday

    I know. Technically, it is Friday. But, if you’re like me, then you don’t really begin to count the next day until you wake up. Ergo, it’s still Thursday. But who is keeping up with the days this week anyway? It’s been nearly impossible to keep them straight thanks to the holidays. Wednesday felt like…

  • Beginners

    Despite the back pain, I couldn’t miss my daughter’s first band concert. She was over-the-moon excited to play with her classmates on stage. They performed very well together to have only been learning since September. My favorite part (of any of my kids’ performances, really) was seeing her so happy and excited.

  • Thankful Thursday

    I’m just sitting here. I have plenty that I need to be doing, but I’ve pulled a muscle in my back, so I’m not doing anything. Movement = pain. This is not a situation to which I am accustomed, and I do not cope well. I get angry because I can’t do what I want…