My family has been living in Indonesia for 5 months. It seems so long, but yet so short. I think the hardest thing about being here is the language barrier, and after 4 months of studying I feel only the tiniest inch closer to being able to effectually communicate. For me to think in English … More Wrestling With What If
“You’ve got no poker face.” Um, thank you? Should I be encouraged and take that as a compliment or be offended by the insensitivity of the comment? I’ve had many people say that to me so I know there’s possibly legit truth to it. Maybe that’s why I feel more comfortable dropping the pretenses, because … More Two Sinners Comprise One Marriage
We packed 10 suitcases, boarded a plane and now my family and I are two months into breathing, seeing, smelling, and living a new culture. Life in Southeast Asia as we know it is, well, I don’t quite even know how to describe it. Beautiful, crazy, exciting, unnerving and just plain scary, especially when … More Life in Southeast Asia has begun: a brief update
My almost 3 year old son, Max, went to bed two nights ago with a 102.9* fever. He had woken up at midnight crying hysterically so I got up to check on him. His little body felt on fire. I managed to calm him down with some medicine and his “juicies”. He then got this … More As Dawn Begins
I find myself doubly emotional these recent days. I’m naturally inclined emotionally to begin with, but I am in the third trimester of my current pregnancy and I do believe my hormones are doing flip flops as the skyrocket upward into infinity and beyond. This logical reasoning at least helps my confused husband somewhat understand … More Content With The Thorns
I love my two sons more than I can describe. My younger son Charlie (5 months) is laying beside me sucking on a toy and my older son Max (22 months) just picked a boogie out of his nose the size of New Mexico. I have great joy in staying home and caring for them. … More My Top 10 Verses as a Wife
Here’s an interesting fact about my husband and me for any of you who don’t know… We are a legit eHarmony couple. It’s true. I was mortified to tell anybody at first. I got talked into signing up for the online matchmaking program against my will. Whenever anyone asked how we met I dodged the … More My Top 10
Do you ever see anyone update their status on facebook or twitter that says something like, “I wish I had something profound to say” or even just “status update”? I kind of always find that a little odd, but I guess the purpose in a post like that is to humor others as they humor … More Little Nothings
I love to write. I should blog. Gah, I don’t know. Blogging is ridiculous. Never mind. These honest thoughts have been going through my head all weekend. It’s true, I find bloggers and blogging rather silly. And Embarrassingly enough, I include myself in my last statement. Please forgive me, but blogging reminds me of the show … More Bloggers and blogging make me cringe
The pride in me wants to contribute something wise and worthwhile, something gut-renching. But, I just can’t quite produce, so you get this: Captn’ Crunch’s Oops Just Berries is the best thing that’s happened since Rice Krispy Treats Cereal. Found them both on sale at Walmart last week. Score! … More Crunch Berries and Holy Living
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