Misc.

During Christmas time, we bought some gift cards for some family members to a fast food Chinese restaurant. We knew these family members really liked this restaurant, so we figured they would enjoy the gift cards. My children had never eaten at this fast food Chinese restaurant before, so they asked if we could try

A new decade…a new year. We are 15 days into 2020. How are those resolutions going? I know some people are so over the whole resolutions thing and are going with the “Word for the year” idea. Since I’m an overachiever, I did both plus some declarations and goals but nothing is going quite as

“Listen to me you fat cows…” It certainly wasn’t the pick me up I had in mind for my morning devotional, but it‘s where my Old Testament Bible reading plan took me.  Those seemingly insensitive words came out of the mouth of the Old Testament prophet Amos…but originated from the heart of God. Ouch! What

I used to be a mean girl. If you don’t believe me, just ask my sister, who found the perfect opportunity to share some examples at my recent birthday celebration. Unfortunately, growing up, she experienced the brunt of my bossy attitude more than anyone else, and somehow (fortunately),  it went under my parents’ radar. Some

My entire pharmacy career has been within the walls of a grocery store…and girl, it sure has its perks. 24/7 access to sushi, Starbucks, and warm chocolate chip cookies. Not to mention a ginormous chip aisle and plenty of produce! My mid-shift snack options are endless!  Plus, I don’t need to make an extra stop

All right, it’s confession time… I didn’t want to post this picture.  I don’t like the way that I look in this picture.  Actually, I really disliked the way I looked in every picture we took that day.  That evening, I told myself that I wasn’t going to post any of these pictures.   Then I

It was a trip we had been excited about for months – our first cruise.  The preparation included a long, painful visit to the Passport Office, where my kids got bored within the first five minutes and numerous visits to the store to pick up last-minute items. Nevertheless, the excitement pushed us through, and finally

It’s been a weird month. A few weeks ago, I got a phone call from my husband. He was at the car dealership taking care of a recall…and he just so happened to run into someone we hadn’t seen in twenty years! The pastor who conducted our wedding! (He was also my youth pastor in

Whenever I would try to read the Bible throughout my life, I would always gravitate towards the Psalms, Proverbs, or the gospels.  To be completely honest, I would just read sporadically with good intentions, but ultimately, I didn’t fully grasp what the Bible was really all about. So when the Whispers & Fringes discipleship program

Reading through the Bible in a year always seems like a great idea…but a few weeks into the New Year, the glamour and excitement of it all begins to fade. And once I get to Book #3 out of 66, I start to wonder, what have I gotten myself into. There is something so intimidating