Rarely do I get headaches, but I think I’d been stressed over the last few weeks, which led to shoulder scrunching and a grand finale of muscle knots. While the house was quiet on Saturday, I talked to God about this stress –trying to get to the root of it. Landing on the word fear, I acknowledged that I run… Read More
A Decoration for You
I’m going to have to admit to watching Undercover Boss, Australia in order to tell you this story. What is it about that accent? I was delighted at the words “bloke” and “keen”. So there was this Domino’s employee spilling his story to the undercover boss, and we hear that his 17-year-old relative committed suicide earlier. He said his family… Read More
What Are You Doing There Against the Wall?
Here I will reveal to you a bit of my childhood fantasy, as there were two stories I was a part of when I was growing up. The first was Charlie’s Angels. My two friends pretended they were Jill and Kelly. I was Sabrina, with her gravely voice and stunning good looks. I was also an official member of the… Read More
Time To Get Cleaned Up
When we first built our house we planted grass in the front yard but didn’t have grass in the backyard for a few years. Enter a beautiful summer day, four little kids, a water hose, and one mom who is distracted in the kitchen. At some point I wisely or mistakenly look out my kitchen window to see four laughing,… Read More
A Place to Leave Your Regrets
I recently wrote about going nuts, as a first year teacher, trying to organize the flow of papers moving to and from my desk. Thanks to the advice of a veteran teacher, I actually heard these words from a student a few days ago: Wow, you’re so organized. Oh yeah. I got organized, because a fellow teacher told me to direct… Read More
Do You Fear God’s Inspection of Your Life?
While Jayme studied in the eleventh hour for a macroeconomics final, I grabbed cleaning supplies and started working. Room inspection by the dorm resident assistant would be in an hour and a half, and I figured I could easily whip the room into shape by then. I whetted a paper towel and began swiping out one of the closet drawers…. Read More
You’re Not the Only Messy One
I am a hub. As a pastor’s wife, I count it my highest honor to receive women’s stories. I seem to be a safe landing place for all the whispered secrets of a woman’s life. Recently I met with a woman and tucked another rose in the bouquet of stories filling my heart. This is what I need you to know,… Read More