Better Than A Hallelujah

Church Meetings Dishes Laundry Work Meetings Cleaning The revenue side of the budget Bathing, cleaning, and feeding the girls Writing Playin...

My grandma died on Tuesday night. I wasn't there. To hear it told, though, and I have, over and over, it was beautiful. It's a lo...

So I still don't know which candidate should have my vote in November. I have listened to the speeches, watched them interact with thei...

Go JETS ! Sorry, Packers. Bad move. Rest assured, I do wish Aaron Rodgers the best, and I will be hoping for Jennings on my fantasy team. ...

He's back! I must confess to being relieved. I thought the retirement was premature. I thought he had one of his best seasons last y...

There was a time not long ago when nearly every smile that crossed my face was fake. It was also a time when my toddler's voice or my n...

Something happened yesterday that has struck me and my family in a deeply personal way. A man, struggling with depression, allegedly (thoug...

I've been thinking lately about Narnia. Not the films , though I am irresistably drawn to them. Not the books , either, which I read a...

It started out as a feeling Which then grew into hope Which then turned into a quiet thought Which then turned into a quiet word And then th...

I spent the morning, frantically looking for any proof. Any proof would have worked, but I found nothing. So I prayed. I prayed that the ...

Our four hundred days are over. In the end, it was less than 400 days and it wasn't as hard as we thought it would be. And yet every d...

Some time ago, another lifetime, really, my husband and a friend's husband got the crazy idea that we should pack up and move to South ...

Moments earlier she was asleep on her father's chest. Blissfully oblivious to the state of affairs in the world or the significance of ...

It's official. The day we always dreaded has finally arrived. Tonight I shall sleep in my jersey in honor of the greatest QB ever to ...

One week ago today we were still waiting . . . and not so patiently. One week ago tomorrow, we were welcoming the newest member of our famil...

It's past time for an update on the impending birth of Baby #2 (formerly known as Breech Baby). Big Sister is TERRIBLY impatient for th...

SUCCESS!!! It's a beautiful word . . . and it's amazing to see it written on your child's face. Only 2 1/2 months after we star...

I missed singing one of my favorite songs to close out 2007, so I'll share it here: Another year is dawning! Dear Father, let it be, In ...

Wow. November 8. I did very well on NaBloMo, don't you think? Amazing. It all went down hill when I went to take care of my grandma ...

Sometimes I feel like I'm constantly waiting for my life to start. This isn't a new feeling; I'm plagued by it often. A conser...