• A dear friend of mine struggled with depression. When I came across the blog, A day in the Life of Depression, written by Jodi Harris, my heart sank. I felt as if I was reading a page out of my friend’s journal. I’ve heard these words before. “Who cares if the house is dirty? Who […]

  • I was laying flat on my OB-GYN’s exam table when I noticed the sign taped up on the ceiling that read, “I HATE THIS!” I chuckled as I read the words that most women feel but are afraid to voice aloud when they’re about to be examined.  Fortunately for me, it was only a quick […]

  • Years ago, I was preparing for a work meeting that I was leading. I was new to being a supervisor so I was especially nervous. There were some policy changes I needed to address with our team.   I remember praying and asking God to give me the words to say.  I also asked that […]

  • Today was my day off. When you imagine having  a day off, what do you see? A long, leisurely cup of coffee? A good workout? A nap? Watching a movie? Those are all delightful things.  However, that is not at all what my day off looks like… I usually have a list of things that […]

  •   My grandmother (Ammachi) loved chocolate.  When we questioned Ammachi about her blood sugar levels, her response was pretty standard. “Who’s checking?” she would say with a smirk.  And when this same 92 year old grandmother was asked ‘How are you doing,’ she had yet another clever and witty reply. “Better than Barzillai.” Perhaps you’re scratching your […]

  • I was sitting at my husband’s desk, very pregnant with our first child, when the results of my exam glared at me from his computer. “Fail” I had taken a major exam that was critical for my career, and we had been waiting weeks for this moment.  A “pass” meant I could move forward.  A […]

  • If you happened to catch the post I wrote last week, you may have seen that I included a photo of myself smiling big. That was quite a step outside of my comfort zone. You see, when I comb through old pictures, I am saddened by how I appear. Surprisingly, it’s not my hairdo or […]

  • “Be the woman who fixes another woman’s crown and doesn’t tell the world that it was crooked” I ran across this quote several months ago.  I loved it so much that I posted it on the wall in my closet where I can see it everyday. I love the thought that as children of God, […]

  • Have you played the game, “2 Truths and a Lie”? It’s one of those icebreaker, get-to-know-you-better kind of games.  Each person states 3 things about themselves – 2 are true but 1 is a lie.  Everyone else has to guess which one is the lie. If you know someone well, it’s usually a piece of […]

  • It’s like iron sharpening iron…on steroids. Here’s what the past twenty years of marriage have taught me. #1 I wasn’t as nice as I thought I was. If you have even an ounce of selfishness in you (and I had several ounces), marriage has a way of bringing it to the surface. God used marriage […]