At the start of the coronavirus quarantine I was in another state and away from my husband. We live in California and I was visiting family in Texas. I became a little… somewhat… marginally… obsessively scared that I wouldn’t be able to fly home. I said to my husband, “Promise me you’ll drive here to […]
Years ago my husband decided to let his hair grow long. But he didn’t just let it grow long. He had a mullet! I personally have nothing against men with long hair, but in terms of starting my engine, a mullet doesn’t push the accelerator. The longer his hair got, the more he liked it—and […]
I felt like God was teasing me, and all the while asking me, “What are you gonna do now, missy?” Have you ever felt like God was teaching you a lesson in a humorous fashion? Well, that’s what my story for this post is all about. God teasing me, and teaching me a lesson. Let’s […]
God designed us to crave intimacy. If you do, you’re human—designed by God and perfectly crafted. Then why can finding time for intimacy be such a struggle? Here are five of those obstacles: 1. Body Image After my kids were born, I gained a significant amount of weight. How much? Well. . .ahem. . .like […]
I announced last year that I came to terms with the realization that I am codependent. I promised I would write about it, and how codependency affects marriage. Part of me was really scared to sincerely look at how my marriage needed to change with newfound breakthroughs. I’ve been on a journey and learning so […]
Christmas lights were pretty and fun and free. And in abundance on the way to the hospital. I looked forward to your doctor’s appointment in Lexington the way I looked forward to school trips to the circus. I couldn’t wait to go to Toys’R’Us and the mall. I only liked the mall because I could […]
I did the dumbest thing yesterday and made life much harder for myself. Have you ever done this? It can be so frustrating when I get in my own way, you’d think I would know better. And really, I should. Here’s my “dumb story” from yesterday… I was asked to guest blog about my book, […]
“Do we really need that?” This happens to be one of my most uttered phrases to my husband. Honestly, my wonderful husband drives me a little crazy. I feel like I often see a steady flow of incoming packages—packages of all shapes and sizes, of which even after they are opened I’ll give him that […]
Life has been challenging lately. Challenging in ways I had never expected. Never prepared for. Never saw coming. Do we ever see what challenges are ahead? And yet, God goes in front of us before we ever step into each struggle. That, we can be sure of, but sometimes it’s hard to find God in […]
I got engaged at eighteen. Yes, I was very young. And my prince? He seemed old to me at the time. Mike was twenty. A year later we said, “I do.” (Actually, we said “I will.” I have always felt cheated I didn’t get to say “I do,” since I had dreamed of doing so […]
