Friday Favorite Things

A few of my favorite things this week… Storms – we get lots of them here in Tennessee during the Spring.  Generally I love them except for the times that I try to outrun them (literally).  My husband had to come to my rescue this week because I cut it too close and lightening was […]

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Ramblings on Writing

I write. I’m not sure if I’m a writer. But I write. In elementary school I wrote novels.  Wish I could find those old manuscripts (I use that word very loosely).  The tales they would tell about my imaginative little self might be… well… honestly I have no idea!  I’ve probably romanticized the writer I […]

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International Women's Day

WARNING: This is a rambling post of me processing out loud.  Please read it as such & join the conversation with that perspective in mind. Yesterday was International Women’s Day. I kind of stumbled upon that information.  I wasn’t even aware the day existed. According to Wikipedia “The UN theme for International Women’s Day 2012 […]

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International Women’s Day

WARNING: This is a rambling post of me processing out loud.  Please read it as such & join the conversation with that perspective in mind. Yesterday was International Women’s Day. I kind of stumbled upon that information.  I wasn’t even aware the day existed. According to Wikipedia “The UN theme for International Women’s Day 2012 […]

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Overwhelmed

I am absolutely overwhelmed by this video… … overwhelmed that this is real … overwhelmed by the possibility that we could change the course of history Odds are you’ve seen it, if not take the 30 minutes to watch it. KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo. Remember my post When Leaders Fail?  This could […]

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Friday Favorite Things

A few of my favorite things this week… Lots of celebrations this week… Not only did we celebrate our 13th anniversary, but my sweet little buddy Mick turned 13 as well.  Look at that face!  That’s the face of years of humiliation… and he still loves me 🙂 The two steps forward, one step back […]

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13!

13 years ago today… I still remember the very first time I saw him… I was a new Freshman.  He was a very cool and confident Senior (who I happened to think was a punk with a really weird name.)  I never dreamed then that he would be the man I would spend my life […]

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Friday Favorite Things

A week ago I was journeying back from India longing for all the comforts of home.  I have soaked in all the simple joys of my world this week so I thought I would share my ordinary favorite things… you know those things that we so easily take for granted because we have them every […]

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Cross Point India

It’s not unusual for me to be at a different Cross Point Campus each Sunday.  That’s one of the great things about my job… I get to experience ministry in the context of that local campus.  Each campus has it’s own strengths and uniquenesses. This past Sunday I traveled literally half way around the world […]

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Book Giveway: From Blah to Awe

Post Update: Congratulations to Brooke Widmer who won a copy of from Blah to Awe!! **************************************************** I wish there had been a Jenna Lucado Bishop when I was growing up… someone I looked up to, admired and who wrote about real life issues with a sensitivity to the anxious questions of a teenager girl. In […]

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