Tag: thoughts

  • 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…

  • Use Discretion (& a bucket)

    Use Discretion (& a bucket)

    A Chapel Message I Remember I was privileged to attend a Christian university where I sat under hundreds of chapel messages. Although I don’t remember the content of each message, some still stick in my foggy brain almost two decades later. In one of these memorable messages, the speaker challenged us with these words: You…

  • 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. 

  • The Secret to Being the Best

    The Secret to Being the Best

    You want to be the best, don’t you? Why else would you work to get ahead in life? There’s always a higher goal to reach. There is always more money to be made, more followers to be had, and bigger ladders to climb. There is always someone telling you how to become the best version of…

  • Has Jesus Ever Failed You?

    Has Jesus Ever Failed You?

    On a Sunday afternoon, I sat on the couch near a couple of my kids. They were reading library books and I was reading my Bible. More accurately, I was sitting there with my open Bible on my lap. I had been reading in 1 Peter but had stopped to take time for the all-important…