Misc.

Last week, I was at the checkout line at Target, and the planner I had picked up turned out to be 50% off! I would’ve done a happy dance out the exit doors, but I did one inside my head to avoid humiliating my daughter. Years ago, when I was in the salesman’s office to

When my youngest son was in elementary school, every August (like clockwork), my little guy would add an extra request to his nightly prayer. He would pray for the rapture to take place…soon! His six year old brain didn’t know much about theology. He couldn’t tell you if he was a pre, post or mid

Have you ever been on cloud nine? Everything is going well, but then all of a sudden you can’t shake the somber feeling that comes over you? Nothing has changed, but you feel different and you don’t know why. It happens to me every so often.  And sometimes it seems that there isn’t any way

It usually happens about once every six months. This time it happened twice in one week. I got a text, I read an email, someone said something (or didn’t say something)…and like an unexpected kick in the gut, I immediately felt disqualified and unworthy. “What am I even doing here? I am so unqualified!” I

The past two weeks have been out of the norm for me. What began as the flu became pneumonia and ultimately, other unexpected challenges that left me weary and out of commission. Therefore, what began as thoughts of “It’s okay. This is just cold and flu season. It will pass quickly” evolved into unexpected thoughts:

Dominos. Before you start imagining straight-outta -the-oven hot, cheesy goodness, I’m not talking about the pizza. I’m referring to the game…well, not the strategic correct way to play it, but the type in which you line all the tiles in a row and watch with satisfaction as each one topples the next one down. Yes,

It feels like it’s been a really tough season for a lot of people.  For close family and friends, as well as those that I have admired from afar…difficult diagnoses, sickness, death and loss.  It seems like a constant barrage of pain, and the heartbreak is so real.   And in these circumstances, it’s easy to

It was 11pm, my husband was out of town and my home security alarm began to sound. It wasn’t the random chirp of a low battery, it was the steady beep you hear just before the heart racing sound of a full blown siren. I quickly jumped out of bed and silenced the alarm. “Did

Attending a basketball game may not seem very spiritual…but it can be. Last week, our church’s youth director (we call him, Pastor Luis) came out to my boys’ high school basketball game.  He didn’t pray at the end or even share a quick ‘Thought for the day.’ He came, did the cool hand shake thing

Something unexpected happened two weeks ago. We were hovering and praying in our pantry with the weather reports playing in the background. The blankets and pillows kept us comfortable as we kept a close eye on the weatherman’s radar.  The formation of a tornado seemed to be inching closer to us, but by God’s grace