I am a huge sucker for having a Garage Sale. I love them. My husband? Er-uh, not so much. I understand why though. It starts when I pass by a retired piece of furniture sitting in the garage and say, "We should sell that - we need to have a garage sale this weekend." He then reminds me that you don't have a "Garage Sale" for one item. I agree. So that puts me on a mission ... Read More »
7 ways our faith can flourish in the valley
Can our faith really flourish in the face of suffering and heart ache? I mean aren't we doing good to just survive and get up in the mornings without killing someone let alone have a faith that is alive and growing? But yeah, I do think it's possible to have a faith that grows and flourishes even in the middle of suffering. Not a perfect or pure faith because that doesn't ... Read More »
When the unimaginable happens to you
I remember where we were sitting in our house when we got the phone call. The call from our Doctor that our final IVF treatment and pregnancy test was negative. This came on the heels of several surgeries, treatment plans, a miscarriage and a D&C and lots of prayer for healing. We both knew what this meant for us. We would not be able to get pregnant. It was devastating ... Read More »
Sunday Morning Drama
Some Sunday mornings just don't get off to a good start - like today for instance. I'm was getting ready for church after changing my clothes ten million times because we decided to go all GA bulldog colors at the last second. We aren't normally the color-coordinating clothes family but today we were in honor of last night's GA/Clemson game. Hey - we are not fair weather fans. ... Read More »
We got asked-told
Because sometimes you just don't know if you should ask or tell. Mitchell got this note from a friend last week. I thought it was cute. "Tell your dad if I can I play Block Fortress at your house." He did end up coming over and they had a blast playing Block Fortress and Mine Craft. All because he asked-told. ... Read More »
Ten ways to spice up your carpool wait
We had just moved to NC and the kids started a new school. A small Christian school with a fabulous vintage playground that all the kids adore. I was waiting in carpool line and since that can be more painfully boring than listening to a refried lecture on Old Testament hermeneutics I decided to gawk at all the kids on the playground. I quickly noticed that Mitchell's class was ... Read More »
Mitchell’s letter to the President
I'm not sure how the conversation got there but Mitchell started asking questions about marriage and populating the earth. How did Adam and Eve, the first family, populate the earth without marrying into family? And if we are all ultimately related to each other then why have marriage in the first place? Why not populate the earth without marriage? Just a few light ... Read More »
What made us the “nicest white people ever”
One of our favorite people at a local nursing home is Ms. Mary. You can hear Ms. Mary talking three halls down because she has one of those voices that carries and resonates throughout the entire facility. And funny, oh, she is funny! Well, we went to visit her this week and we brought a little pink flower and some cards the kids made for her. She was so appreciative and sweet ... Read More »