To be blunt, it’s been a crappy week around here. No pretty, easy, or nice way to say it. We unexpectedly entered a season that’s familiar to many others but new to us: unemployment. Unexpected dissolution of my husband’s job last week came at a surprise. Thankfully I am employed – a huge blessing I…
Read MoreGod gave me Mike as a freshman in high school. We met through our friend Erin. She told me he wore a green “Fully Rely on God” bracelet and that I’d like him. She knew we were both Christians. She was right. I did like him. Well, I mean, I thought he was cool. We…
Read MoreA rainbow-colored hashtag caught my eye this morning as I scrolled through Twitter. Another shooting… sadly I’ve grown somewhat desensitized. But a “massacre”… that was new. The shooter’s religion… burden that once again a faith system would be put to blame. An attack on a gay community… now that’s downright ugly. My stomach turned in…
Read MoreFor Mae. Happy 5th adoption day. Love to Me Paint’s chipping off your wall Dirty laundry pile’s getting tall Your drawers are a mess Toys need put on the shelf I’m trying so hard to not do it myself But all that – it’s not love to me Mis-matched PJs when you sleep Year-round Christmas…
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