To Simplify

I have a brave new haircut. I don’t necessarily love it, but it works well for me right now. I keep begging hair people, “Isn’t there a way for me to like my hair but NOT spend the rest of my life with a flat iron in my hand?” No one has really answered that yet. Still, I’m enjoying the change. Thinking of all the time I’m saving is pretty sweet, too. With the extra time I’d...

A Good Book

Becoming an English major was probably my destiny because I come by my inner bibliophile quite naturally. My Dad’s soft brown leather armchair is literally nested in by piles of books and magazines on every side. Getting the mail for him is like picking up the periodicals shipment for a small local library! Apparently, the gift goes on: That’s my daughter Claire at Big Name Bookstore. I wasn’t...

And So It All Begins Again . . .

SCHOOL! No, not for them. The kids have been in their new classes since June (year-round school here). FOR ME! I start online college classes again on Monday. Whew. I don’t think I’m ready. I keep referring to the leisure that is this Saturday as “my last day of freedom.” Think I’m feeling a little pessimistic? It has been a lovely homework free summer (one that will probably come...

On Going to Church

I get it. Sometimes going to church gets tiring. Sometimes my kids are more work than I can get out of the message in return. Sometimes I’m three songs into the worship time before I realize I haven’t thought about God once. Not once, even though I’ve been singing His Name and making various proclamations for nearly 10 minutes. This is a screen shot of our row at church a few years ago: But once...

Help for Friends

Almost two years ago Dan visited our friends in Brazil at their ministry called CBC – Channel to Brazil for Christ. He was there for a special day when the children enrolled in the education programs reached out to the other children in their neighborhood with free salon-style hair cuts, manicures, a lunch, and some games. It was truly an example of the gospel at work. This girl was one of the guests that...