If you would’ve told me at age 22 that I would become the mama of three boys and learn to love backpacking, poop jokes and football, I would’ve said, “Um, no, I don’t think so.” If you would have told me on my 40th birthday that I would receive a breast cancer diagnosis one…… Continue reading Where I’m From – An Adaptation of a George Lyons Poem
Category: Life
God’s Presence When It’s Too Foggy to See the Path
Straight. Paved. And well lit. (Preferably with cute Narnia lampposts every 50 feet or so.) That is what I wish the path from where I am now to the place where God wants me to be looked like. Corey and I recently made some significant changes in our life. Necessary but hard changes. And it’s…… Continue reading God’s Presence When It’s Too Foggy to See the Path
10 Things I’ve Learned from 100 Years of Marriage
In the past year both my parents and my in-laws have celebrated 50 years of marriage. (Today is my folks 50th.) That’s a whole century of commitment. Corey and I are blessed and our boys are blessed by the legacy that these four people are leaving us. I’m sure I could easily come up with…… Continue reading 10 Things I’ve Learned from 100 Years of Marriage
The Space Between (Sometimes Moving Forward Seems Impossible)
Sometimes when I walk through hard things, I have a picture in my mind of what I’m learning and how I’m growing. Sometimes I can even see a path clear through to the end. Other times I feel stuck and the picture moving forward is fuzzy. At those times, it’s often difficult to arrange the…… Continue reading The Space Between (Sometimes Moving Forward Seems Impossible)
Backpacking Isn’t All Fun, Sometimes You Want to Cut Off Your Feet
Life is hitting me pretty hard these days, so I’ve kind of been MIA. But today I need to share one quick little story from my family’s backpacking trip this summer. And I’m going to break my own rule of NEVER posting a first draft. (I’ll probably regret it tomorrow.) I’m giving you an unedited…… Continue reading Backpacking Isn’t All Fun, Sometimes You Want to Cut Off Your Feet