Category: Personal

  • Less Like Scars

    April 9th marks the beginning of my walk with God. It was the spring of 1991 (I think). I remember I was writing something in my English class when two good friends of mine came over to my desk. They squatted down beside me and invited me to a youth activity at their church. “There’s…

  • Spam-A-Lot

    My awesome husband took me out on a date last night. After our quiet dinner, he took me to a Broadway show, a first for me. The Playbill: Monty Python is one of Karl’s favorite things. I enjoyed his laughter and recitation of lines in my left ear. I’m sure he wasn’t the only man…

  • Alive and Kicking

    I feel like I need to check-in and let you know that I’m still here. Does anyone else put pressure on themselves to blog every day like I do? I hope not. The last couple of weeks I’ve been telling myself that I don’t have to blog every single day. It’s become an exercise in…

  • Thursday Thirteen: Romans

    Here are thirteen of my favorite scriptures from The Epistle to the Romans. Romans 1:16–For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Romans 5:8–But God shows his love for us in that while…

  • Nipping "I-Want-This-itis" in the bud

    Over the weekend, we visited the Georgia Aquarium. We had a great time enjoying all the animals and fish. We saw amazing creatures we had never seen before. Personally, it was a special time to remember how awesome and creative God is. I felt rewarded as a parent because our older kids repeatedly told Karl…