My home is not Pinterest worthy. My life does not look like a perfectly placed Instagram post. And, since we’re being honest here, my heart is far from neat, pretty, and put-together. Some days partaking of God’s Word is tasteless. Some days I’m envious of my friends. Some days I eat too much. Some days…
Hot tears threatened to overtake my usually controlled emotions as I sorted through the state of things. It is a dreadful thing to watch a loved one suffer or falter, and the harsh reality I had been forced to reckon with was eating at me. I was a mess, and there was no solution (humanly…
She sits there across the way, My grace-filled friend, Salty drops escaping her eyes. I see the pain, I see the hurt, But try as I might I cannot relieve her burden. But friend, I see you. I feel for you. I long to wipe away your tears And pour balm over your fears. If…
It happened one year ago today. I will never forget the moment I heard the news and slumped down against the cold, hard wall into a puddle of tears there in that unfamiliar place with people I had only just met. I felt lost and alone. My cousin's car accident and immediate death was no…
Dear Congressman Upton, As the U.S. Representative of Michigan's 6th District, it is your desire, I presume, to represent before Congress the residents of your district, which you cannot well do without knowing what it is we believe in and stand for. For this reason I write to you today. On your website you specifically…
So, I've been noticeably absent on here for quite some time for several reasons. One is that I've found myself increasingly reticent to spill out my thoughts for the whole world to read. It's not that the whole world actually reads my blog, but the idea that anything posted on the internet becomes public domain…
My readers who know me well (and considering the diversity of such a widespread audience as my blog has I'm pretty sure that's all six of you) may just flip out by that title. SHE'S TURNED YANKEE ON US! QUICK! SAVE HER FROM THE EVIL FANGS OF NORTHERN TREACHERY! (That all-caps message was brought to…
In his short online devotional titled "Vertical Change", Paul Tripp brought up some very provoking thoughts that drew my attention to the seriousness of vertical sin, not just horizontal. What does that mean, vertical sin? To use his words, "Every act of human wickedness committed against another human being starts with the breaking of intimate,…
You know all those "what/who are you most like" quizzes on Facebook and elsewhere? (If you actually don't know what I'm talking about, be grateful.) Well, I took one today, and I'm not sure what this answer says about me. What Dessert Matches Your Personality? You got: Pie You’re pie. You’re a class act and…
This is seriously bad, ya'll. It's the middle of July and I am wearing a hoodie. Yes, a hoodie. The real problem is that come January I AM GUNNA DIE! Ok, done with the panic attack. I'll be alright, really. I'm just gunna make a nice pot of hot tea and snuggle up on the…
How many Sunday mornings have I shown up for church with a heart prepared for worship? Usually it's with a mind full of last night's activity, today's lunch plans, and tomorrow's to-do list. But that's no way to show up for corporate worship. A few weeks ago I stumbled upon this list of ways to…
Why is it that the little things in life are what can excite you or frustrate you most? Like when you discover your phone has a portable hotspot (who knew!). Or when your needle in the sewing machine breaks as you're working on the last step on your dress the night before Easter. (Yeah, that…
