I’m not that great at asking for help. I’d much rather be the one lending a hand, dropping off a meal, watching kids, and spurring you on to be all that you can be. To allow someone to see that your toilet seats are covered in pee, and smelly laundry is piled up higher than […]
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Broken but Beautiful
Monday morning, I stood by the front door and watched four paramedics load my husband into an ambulance. It was one of the scariest days of my life. Kedron’s had trouble with his lower back for years. He herniated a couple disks about five years ago and they occasionally give him trouble. But Monday morning […]
When life shoots the unexpected in your face
After a day of running errands, I stood in the cosmetics aisle of my grocery store at 3:42 p.m. I had exactly 18 minutes to decide on a lipstick color, checkout, and get home before the school bus arrived. Squatting to get eye level with a row of pink lip colors, I read the labels: […]
The power of community
One Community. Five Years. One Goal. Fight Cancer. Two years ago we moved into a great small town. It’s the kind of place where you can’t go anywhere without seeing someone you know. Strangers look you in the eye and smile. The barista at the local coffee shop not only knows your name, but also […]
Help a friend, win jewelry!
One thing that I love, love, love is introducing people to each other and watching God bring their lives together. Two years ago, I attended my very first writing conference. I walked in not knowing a soul, and left with great new friends – including Susie and Lisa. This past April when I returned to […]
Doing Life Together Refreshes Weary Hearts
I don’t ever remember a summer that’s been as dry and hot as this one. Our neighborhood is filled with yard after yard lacking color, drained of life. My life has felt the same way over the past few weeks. Dry. Cracked. Lacking color. Drained of life. I’d been pushing through, reprimanding myself for weeks […]