I’ll admit it: I’ve coveted the ease with which others throw parties. I’ve wondered how some people–some women–seem to keep their wits about them when they have a hundred things going on and people visiting and they seem so calm (we don’t need to mention the times when I try to cook while having a…
Our worth is determined by what we bring to the table. At least, that’s what society says. It wasn’t her words that bothered me but her actions. My head hung in shame and shock as my mom ran to embrace my best friend. The crumpled metal heap that used to be our minivan lay…
“Oh what we would be if we stopped carrying the remains of who we were.” ~Tyler Knot Gregson When I boarded a train in New York to attend college in Dallas, I had two pieces of luggage and two days of travel before me. The unknown seemed as vast as the plains that stretched from…
I’ve been accused of being a lot of things in my life, but normal has never been one of them. I will admit, on the surface, my husband and I together look pretty normal. We have a house, kids, and a dog. We follow a couple of sports teams, and we eat at the local…
“We rise by lifting others.” ~Robert Ingersoll “When I grow up, I want to be like Judy,” I told my friend Chris. I was lamenting my lack of progress in transforming into the perfect woman of God I had imagined. “When God is done fixing me, I want to be calm, quiet, and wise like…
“Everything exposed by the light becomes visible – and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.” ~Ephesians 5:13 I was recently on a road trip with my hubby and thought I would try to catch up on some work while we were in the car. I pulled out my laptop, flipped it open, and started…