What are your thoughts on making friends as an adult?
I've long eaten my words (and attitude) from my 30s about friendship. Jerry Seinfeld captured it perfectly in one of his show's monologues-- Oy. There was a season in our lives when we couldn't make room for anyone new...or maybe we just wouldn't. "I'm sure you're...
When You Don’t Feel the Love
There’s little doubt that familiarity breeds contempt, but recently I found myself wondering if familiarity can breed contempt even when it comes to Scripture. (Gasp!) There’s part of me that scolds myself — a heretic at best, guilty of apostasy or blasphemy...
The Present EVERY At-home Mama Needs
Husbands, listen up: I just discovered the BEST, most perfect gift you can give your wife if she happens to be a stay-at-home mother to your children, especially if they still require a lot of help to thrive and stay alive--basically if they can't dress, wipe,...
The Gift of Friendship (a wonderful surcie just in time for Valentine’s Day!)
I love those "What! You too?" moments in a burgeoning friendship. You can bond over deep thoughts and complicated ideology, sure, but don't be so quick to discount the silly and superficial either. The genesis of my friendship with writer-friend Dawn...
Her words will grab you by the throat
Anyone who knows me understands the effect words have over me. A harsh word can wound me for years. (I could show you the scars.) A kind word has the capacity to inspire, move, challenge and encourage me, in all the ways that really matter. Words matter....
If God is for you, WHO is against you?
“The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.” John Eldredge, Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive It almost seems like a dream to me, that season. I wouldn’t call...
The Secret About Whole30
January 4th my husband and I started for the fourth time. Our secret? Apparently the fourth time is the charm. I tackled the "" question a while ago, so if you aren't familiar, take a moment to . Then use your handy back button to return and finish reading. (I'll...
Letter from Birmingham Jail (The Negro Is Your Brother)
I was just 17 days old when Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail was written, and it is strong testament to him that 45 years later when I finally discovered his words printed in this piece, I was moved and inspired, though angry I had never heard of it...
Why Clemson is STILL #1
Looking back through my lens as a parent, it's difficult to understand why my father allowed it-- Me going to an out-of-state college four years, especially in light of what influenced my decision: It was only 90 minutes from home. I loved the Tiger paws...