My life is pretty much an open book—well, an open blog post, an open tweet, an open Pinterest board, or an open Facebook page might be more like it! I believe in living transparently with discretion. I post about myself…
Eight Simple Words
Watching football / getting a manicure. Attending formal black tie dinners / sitting on the floor with my back propped against the couch while eating pizza. Gleaning wisdom from the older generation / gleaning wisdom from the younger generation. Talking…
Announcement: A Season of Change
Three times this past week, the following passage has been on the forefront—either through a church service, a loving, out-of-the-blue text from a friend, or in my own prescheduled Bible reading for my God-and-I-time—and I’m certain that it’s not a…
How’d You Get So Smart?
This past week, I turned fifty-three years old. I don’t know why, but that somehow seems monumentally older than fifty-two, and I’m living with this sense that I should now have the ability to pour forth words of wisdom and…
The Danger of the Backward Glance
When my nephew was about ten years old, he was running backward (for a school activity), fell, and severely broke his wrist. He’s now headed to med school—so that tells you the time span for this—but through the years, I…