Category: Personal

  • Pre-term Labor & Perspective

    Pre-term Labor & Perspective

    Pre-term labor has a way of changing your perspective. I can’t believe it’s August and I still have this baby girl inside me. The same baby girl who we thought was headed to Jesus 14 weeks ago when my water broke. The other day, a friend asked if I was counting down the days until…

  • 4 Ways to Drink More Water

    4 Ways to Drink More Water

    My husband tells me I drink a lot of water. After the new year rolled around and I began thinking through monthly goals, I decided to test his statement to see just how much water I drink in an average day. After I had downed a gallon no problemo before 9 PM, I concluded he was…

  • Reading the Bible in 90 Days :: pros & cons

    Reading the Bible in 90 Days :: pros & cons

    3 months ago, I told you about a crazy goal I set out to complete before my 30th birthday – read the entire Bible in 90 days. I am incredibly happy to report back that I did, indeed, complete this goal the very day before I turned 30. Some of you mentioned an interest in starting this…

  • Friday Faves :: a recap of our 8th anniversary trip

    Friday Faves :: a recap of our 8th anniversary trip

    Last week, Jonathan & I celebrated our 8th anniversary. Before my pre-term labor, we had planned to go away for 2 days in celebration. But after my water broke, we put that plan – and a lot of other ones – out of our minds. When God surprised us by giving me 6 more weeks…

  • 8 years of “I do” + 4 things I’ve learned

    8 years ago today – June 6 – marks a pivotal change in my life.  It’s the day I first kissed Jonathan. And it’s the day we committed to be faithful to each other until death. Just writing out that last sentence is scary to me. Not because I don’t love my husband, but because…