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August 31, 2011
Bless This Mess (without the stress)
Listen to me, young folks in your 20's, figuring out what you're going to be--I...
August 30, 2011
Joyful Noise
I never know who "they" are, but "they" say you should start reading to your...
August 29, 2011
Unknown
It was a rare (RARE) Saturday afternoon moment. Both kids were asleep at the same...
August 27, 2011
Saturday Night’s Alright (just alright)
One thing they don't tell you when you go into the ministry [wait--there are about...
August 26, 2011
You Can’t Handle the Truth
Some people have a loose relationship with the truth. I get that. Now me, I...
August 24, 2011
And Paul Thought Corinth Was Bad…
Naked is all the rage. Naked Juice: great lunch in a quick and easy container....
August 23, 2011
Birth Order Bingo
We've all heard the rumor that first children are more successful. Well, it's not a...
August 22, 2011
The Greatest Sweepstakes EVER
My aunt has won vehicles in sweepstakes contests. Not once. Not twice. But THREE TIMES. Impossibly...
August 20, 2011
Too Marvelous For Me
On occasion, it becomes necessary to bring one's children to one's office. I may not...
August 19, 2011
Undeclared (The Real Freshman Rule Book)
Know what makes me feel old? When kids i knew when they were LITTLE kids...
August 18, 2011
Real Housewives and Food Challenges
There are very few things in the world that are black and white to me....
August 16, 2011
How Fancy is That?
What's that I hear? Is that a little bit of empathy, oozing from the pages...
August 12, 2011
“The Help:” Prophets Major and Minor
Wow, this is going to be a great book. Sorry family, you will be microwaving...
August 11, 2011
A Little Bit Red…
"Why is it that every time we go to southern California, we are absolutely the...
August 10, 2011
There is No One Like Our God
There is no "I" in Christian. Oh, wait... I've finally figured it out. Why I...
August 09, 2011
Stop Making Me Look So Hot!
There are bad pictures out there, of every single one of us. Images of ourselves...
August 08, 2011
Muffin Moment: A Mean Mom and Minister
I gave her 3 chances. I am not a mean mom. 3 chances to help...
August 06, 2011
Best of Both Worlds
Around here, if you want to enjoy any outside time between june and october, it...
August 05, 2011
Where You From?
even though I grew up in Kentucky, I did not know I was from Kentucky...
August 04, 2011
The Brown Marker
The good news is, she didn’t go for the walls. She didn’t go for the...
August 03, 2011
Nice Enough
Nice Enough… I moved last month. If you haven’t seen a blog post about the...
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