(my daughter wondered why we bought such a dirty and neglected home, and sometimes I wonder too. But GOD) For those of you who don't know, we moved on December 17th and have been remodeling our "new to us" home ever since. It's been a long, slow, hard, tiring, and expensive process. Today we finally get a kitchen faucet with real running water. A Continue Reading
Why I’m Turning Off My Blog Comments
I had a feeling this day would come. Tonight I'm turning off my blog comments for the first time in seven and a half years of blogging. Yes, this decision goes against everything blog experts say I should do. I should create a blog community and allow others to gather and chat here. But I can't. Not anymore anyway. Maybe someday I will open the Continue Reading
Life as a Mom of a YouTube Prankster – JStuStudios
(my son, Justin, and our puppy, Teddy Bear) For years, people, especially Christian parents, judge my son. I know because either other parents, kids or Justin tells me. They think Justin is a negative influence on their kids because he is goofy. They think he's immature, so they want to protect their kids from my son. That in itself is comical Continue Reading
I Quit
(Do you like my grumpy growl? Not my best photo, but have to share a real face I make. Because this is NOT an air-brushed blog.) Have you ever been so tired of the stress of life that you want to scream, "I quit!"? Well, I'm there. But not in a bad way, in a good way. Sometimes it's just plain good to quit. To give up something in order to embrace Continue Reading
Writing About My First Job
Today I'm guest posting over at Red Letter Believers. This summer David is featuring stories about first jobs or summer jobs, so I spent time remembering and then writing mine. I found it quite interesting to see the connection to my life today. I'm currently relearning those lessons from long, long ago. Visit me here as I share about Continue Reading
What If I Told You. . .
(a crazy snapshot of me taken by my daughter) What if I told you: I cry almost every day and I'm NOT depressed. Tears are part of my love language. I feel deeply, both joy and sorrow. I'm known to laugh and cry at the same time. I've never read the Bible cover to cover. I'm not systematic. I love certain books of the Bible and reread them Continue Reading