things i've learned in 29 years of life…
Today marks the day I’m officially… [cough, cough, swallow]… mature. Maybe this means I have to stop singing and dancing wildly in my car. Or stifling my raucous laugh with a dainty hand covered in a Victorian glove. Or wearing walking shoes. Or...
life is beautiful…
La vita e bella! Italian director Roberto Begnini directed one of the most amazing films where a family faced with horrific situations was able to find moments of beauty in the mundane and even painful. When all hope was lost and death triumphed, the characters...
because it’s my blog…
I need to write this out. I need to remember these feelings. I need to wrestle through the little and big things in my life. I need to chronicle this journey because if I don’t know where I’ve come from, I will not know where I’m going. Last week I...
100 words on bad theology…
There’s sucky theology out there. Beware. You probably won’t amass great wealth, drive a Ferrari, or own a plane, but some preachers will tell you that. It’s a lie. You can’t name and claim anything if it’s not part of God’s...
do your thang'…
She looked across the table as if she was going to admit she was preggo, selling illegal substances, or pilfering from her governmental job. She inhaled, swallowed, and braced herself for my reaction. I sat across from her and munched on the mound of warm...
I’m a writer and teacher in love with two men: Jesus and my husband, Matt. [You might not find this funny, but I laugh at myself, so it all balances out.]
