Tag: personal

  • He’s Still Working on Me

    He’s Still Working on Me

    This past July, Jonathan and I went to Colorado together while my sister and parents kept our kids. We were so excited to get away for an entire week together, something we hadn’t done for years. I began spending hours researching different hikes and we settled on the goal of tackling Pike’s Peak together. We…

  • On Moving to New Hampshire

    On Moving to New Hampshire

    Hi, friends. I’m taking time today to share a family update. Many of you have read my blog for years, and even though we don’t know each other “in real life,” you have assured me of your prayers for me and my family. So I wanted to give a little life update. 

  • A Tribute to My Grandma

    A Tribute to My Grandma

      How can you measure the impact of a life? My sweet Grandma passed away on Saturday. The question above came to my mind as I thought of her passing. Is there a way to measure the influence someone has on your life? Can you count up the times they talk with you and create…

  • He Passed!

    He Passed!

    This past week, Jonathan traveled to Kentucky to defend his dissertation. The oral defense took place Thursday afternoon, so my kids and I held an “official” prayer meeting minutes before he began. A couple hours later, he called me with wonderful news: He passed! Yahoo! Yeehaw! And all the other sayings that express happiness and…

  • a new phase [general life update]

    a new phase [general life update]

    We have successfully moved from Charlotte, NC to Richmond, VA. Successful = nobody died in the process. (Although we did forget to pack one entire drawer in our kitchen which housed our silverware. Whoops. We’re eating with our hands these days. Nothing out of the ordinary there.) There are a million thoughts going through my…