Have you ever felt like your life doesn’t measure up to someone else’s expectations? Maybe more than one someone? Maybe even your own? If you are nodding your head yes, I’m here to tell you I know how you feel. If we were sitting in a coffee shop talking about this in person, I’d probably…
I am a word person. As a reader, writer, and English teacher, I love words, and finding the perfect word for a sentence or a situation makes me happy. When I was taking classes in education, the importance of intentional teaching was the main theme. Intentional teaching means being mindful and purposeful. It means having…
For many weeks this summer, God bombarded me with thoughts about water. Over and over, I pondered its power to clean and refresh along with its power to destroy and decimate. I noticed a message about water in nearly every book I read, every song I heard, and every Bible passage on which I meditated….
I pride myself in having a very low-key schedule. My kids are still toddlers and preschoolers, so I try not to plan too much. In fact, I rarely plan anything for weekday evenings in order to guard our time as a family. We are very active in church, I host a weekly Bible study in…
It was the perfect morning for a run. A cool breeze bent the long grass in its wake. The early morning sun cast golden-pink light on everything it touched. I rolled out of bed, dressed, and laced up my hot-pink running shoes—my normal pre-run routine. But I did one thing differently on that summer morning….
My family is comprised of “horse people,” so when we go on vacations, trail rides are often on the docket. I’m not big on riding in general, but I don’t mind it. I’m usually on the old pony, the one who hopefully knows its way back home. I’m okay with this. In fact, I usually…