Perfectly Unique was written by Annie Downs, and releases on Tuesday. I love the premise of this book. I love the idea that we can glorify God with our body, all the time. I love the concept of bringing glory to God in the everydayness. This is something that I ideally want to stress with my…
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Random Pieces of My Brain
School starts next week and I am not even close to ready. Piles of curriculum surround me, pdfs are opened and pages are being printed….I have so much scheduling and organizing to do. I have 2 fantasy football drafts this weekend and have not done one drop of research. Not even reading TMR, which I…
Review of Let’s Write A Short Story!
The reason I finally started blogging was because I read Jeff Goins for months. I finally believed him when he said ‘we need your story’. But this format is non-fiction, even though the practice of continuous writing helps any genre. My heart, though, is in fiction. Novels are my dream, and the path to…
How To Name and Reject Bad Advice
Was Your Vacation Worth It? Part 2
Was Your Vacation Worth It? Part 1
Was this worth it? The question flashed over and over in my head, just like our hazard lights, as we sat there, on the side of the exit ramp in the middle of Indiana. Up ahead, 2 highway signs with numbers stood, illuminating, every other second, the way to civilization. With 1x service and…
Music Monday – Worship Songs I Love
Instead of a normal Music Monday, I thought I’d just share a few of my favorite songs. Some music stirs my soul, makes it feel as if the infinite has come down to actually take up residence in my body. I love that feeling, I love listening to music. There’s a few fun things lined up for…
The Books I Secretly Love To Love
If you’ve ever heard Lauren Winner talk about how she came to faith, she’ll say it was partly because of The Mitford novels. And you’ll notice that she seems somewhat embarrassed by it, as if it should have been a nobler piece of work. I have a similar confession. I love to read. This is…
A Peek Inside….My Game Closet
So it’s Saturday. Time for a little fun. Here are some of our favorite games we like to play. What are some of yours?
The Highest Priority in Conversation
What is civility in an age of text, threads, and tweets? What does it mean to have honest discussion when you can post an article on Facebook, and the comments take on a life of their own? What is common courtesy when pulses are racing, nerves are shaking, and emotions are high? Is courtesy even…