My family opened some of our gifts last Saturday before my brother left to spend Christmas day with his girlfriend’s family. Mainly we opened gifts from my brother (and he opened his gifts from us), but my family insisted that I open one of my gifts. Mom has been talking about this particular gift for […]
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. – Isaiah 7:14, ESV I have a friend at work whose son is singing the Amy Grant song “Emmanuel” for a school Christmas show. He comically describes his son rocking out to […]
I’m tired of writing about being single. When I first started blogging, I was full of ideas of posts on the single life – both silly and serious. Now, the novelty has worn off. The thought of writing about singleness or dating feels more like a chore. I feel stuck when it comes to dating. […]
I do not often have favorites. Of anything. My taste in most things change frequently. I mean, for 6 months I loved my ketchup, mustard, A1, and cheese sandwiches. Now, you couldn’t pay me enough to eat that nastiness (in all fairness, I was in first grade when I was fond of that odd combo). […]
I’m suspicious of Carrie Underwood’s version of The Sound of Music (airing tonight). I mean, I love The Sound of Music. I watched it sporadically as a child, but it really started to sink in as a favorite a few years ago when I went to my first Sound of Music sing-a-long. If you haven’t […]
As we enter into the Advent season, I will be devoting my first post of the next three weeks to reflections on Christmas. Merry Christmas my friends! ………. Yesterday, a good friend of mine called unexpectedly. As we were catching each other up on our crazy lives, we spoke about our experience in seminary (we […]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my intentions to post the audio file from my brother and my interview through Story Corps. Well, my dad found a way to post it, so here it is. As we enter into this Thanksgiving week, I find myself grateful for many things. However, one of my […]
Despite having Positivity as one of my Strengths, I am undoubtedly a pessimist and a bit of a skeptic. So, the glass is half empty and why would it be anything but half empty? I know this sounds confusing, but if you knew me in person, (I think) it would make sense. In my last season of […]
I’m an occasional Twitter follower. Meaning, at times I’ll check my feed frequently, but most of the time I forget about its very existence. There are few things that draw me to check Twitter more than Most Interesting Pastor (hilarious poster – do yourself a favor and follow him now). But, I happened to go […]
I went to my first wedding in a long while last weekend. It was a lovely ceremony, but as usual, I was on edge when it came time for the reception. No sooner was I seated then I started to search for my exits. The tables were tight and I didn’t have a direct route to the restrooms […]
Some days I really hate being friends with spiritual directors. I mean, I appreciate the deeper conversations about life and relationships and God. But then there are the times when these spiritual director friends ask those good questions. You know, the questions that stop you in your tracks. The questions you don’t quite have an […]
I suspect I’ll never fully recover. From anxiety. From overworking. All in the name of being seen. When I was younger, I saw healing as a means to an end. It took years for me to even admit that I needed to be healed. Then, healing was sought out in hopes of (if I’m honest) […]