America’s Church and My New Obsession With It

Maybe it is the fact that I’ve been going to church in a school gym for the last 8 years, but I’ve recently found myself drawn to several classic elements of traditional churches. I find myself craving stained glass windows, hymnals, and arched ceilings with murals! And on that note, I think I have a new mini-obsession with our National Cathedral. Tonight my husband brought home a link he knew I’d...

I Corinthians 9:27

Today Claire had to get Botox shots in the calf and hamstring muscles of her left leg. Mom tells her she is just like all the pretty girls in Hollywood! Of course, Claire’s Botox is not cosemetic, but the concept is the same. Botox is injected into muscles to weaken them, keep them from contracting. In middle-aged men and women, Botox keeps you from developing wrinkles (and any form of facial expression). In...

Doin’ That Thing You Do

Big news in the White House this week. Claire got a 100% on this spelling test. She even had to write her own numbers. For a girl who couldn’t write out all the letters to her own name at the beginning of Kindergarten, she’s come a looong way! I’m not expecting to take many spelling tests, but my own school career resumes this week. I’m going into my second to last undergrad semester and...

Soul Food

Psalm 34:8 “Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see— how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him....

You Can Do It!

I’ve been thinking about developing new habits lately. Good habits, the kind that make you healthy, wealthy, and wise! This year the resolutions in our home have to do with getting fit – spiritually and physically – and I know accomplishing these goals is just a matter of changing my habits. In my Disciplines of Life class I use an analogy from John Ortberg about the difference between TRAINING and...