Christmas is upon us! As we wind up our Christmas 2015 shopping and prepare for food, fun, and gifts, I’ve started to do some thinking. For a good portion of my childhood Christmas was about one thing…gifts…and lots of them. For as long as I can remember I always had two Christmases. Christmas in Tennessee …
Category Archives: Faith
Lose Control
I’m a recovering Control Freak. As I lay in my bed one night, eight months pregnant with my daughter lamenting about how she must be born at a certain time, my husband kindly told me that I didn’t control anything. I wanted to punch him in the face. Not because he wasn’t right, but because …
Writer’s Block
In case you hadn’t noticed I haven’t blogged in awhile. My original goal in blogging was to clear my head; get things off my chest; and maybe even help someone. But I’ve been hesitant to write because I didn’t know what to say or exactly how I was feeling. My aunt Ruby has cancer. There …
Better Half
Sometimes I want to tell my husband to shut up. Not because I’m mean or he’s terrible…but because quite often, he drops knowledge that I need to hear but may not want to hear. Or because he’s encouraging me to do something I need to do but don’t want to do. Or because he’s being his highly …
Talk to Me
I’m a talker – I know that will come as a complete and utter shock to those who know me. I’ve always been a talker. Whether it’s face-to-face, through texts, on the phone, any way I can, I love to engage with people. Some people would say I’m nosey; but really it’s all part of my …
Wake.Pray.Live.Pray.Eat.Pray.Sleep.Repeat.
About three weeks ago I was telling my husband that I needed a break from life. Not an eternal break…I just needed things to slow down. Things seemed like a whirlwind on all levels and I felt like I couldn’t catch my breath. As is my typical fashion during these times in life, I lay in …
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Pity, Party of 1
I’ve been partying alone lately. The menu is always the same, whine and cheese, and the music is always played on the world’s smallest violin. Every time I attempt to get someone to join me they shut me down. And they should. Things have been a little crazy lately and I’ve found myself being less …
Running on Empty
I am notorious for driving my car until I absolutely have to fill it up. Even though the indicator late warns me that I’m getting dangerously close to being stranded on the side of the road, I always push it to the limit. Unfortunately I am the same way with my spiritual tank at times. …
Follow Me
The other day I decided to grab lunch from Chick-Fil-A. I love the place but the one I went to is built on a tiny parcel of land and the line was wrapped around the building. Because of my fondness for those blasted waffle fries I decided to battle the drive-thru traffic and stay. As …
Lest We Forget
SHENANIGANS. That is the absolute best word I can use to describe this past week in my life. Between not feeling well, a million loads of laundry, and pure, unadulterated foolishness at work, it was shenanigans. At one point I texted one of my sisters and asked her to pray for me…as I often do when …