Mary J. Blige’s ‘My Life’ was released in November of 1994. I remember when my brother brought it home-for many years he would buy me Mary’s CDs when they hit the stores-I sat and listened to it for hours. As I went through years of teen angst I would turn to that CD, and many …
Category Archives: Faith
Father Knows Best
When Josephine was about 2 years old I started a list called ‘What Josephine has Taught Me about God’. The list came about as I started reflecting on my daily interactions with her and what God was doing in my life. Both of my children were born with a healthy dose of stubbornness and she …
Outside Looking In
The other day I was talking to a friend about the years I spent absolutely refusing to get my principal’s certification. I explained that for several years I lacked the ability to care or understand why some people couldn’t or wouldn’t just do their jobs; so administration wasn’t for me. Remember, I’m a recovering ‘Justice …
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing
I’m a worrier. Like certified, diagnosed, worrier. As I’ve gotten older and a little bit wiser I’ve become less of a worrier and more accepting of Matthew 6:24. Occasionally though I still have bouts of complete and utter panic. A big trigger…change. Monday both of my babies started new schools. The little one left a daycare …
Tunnel Vision
At least once a day I find myself saying to one of my kiddos, ‘Stay-focused’. It rolls off my tongue so regularly that I often don’t even realize I’m saying it. Until recently. As I’ve been on my walk with God I’ve found myself at times unable to focus. Not on the world around me…I …
#BOOM #POW #OUCH
I hate it when people tell me exactly what I need to hear. Ok, so maybe ‘hate’ is a bit of an exaggeration but I definitely cringe. It’s not because I think I know everything; it’s just that there’s truth to the old cliché ‘the truth hurts’. If you know my husband you probably wouldn’t …
I Woke up Like Dis (Flawless)
No I didn’t; I woke up looking and feeling like a hot mess. I put very little time and energy into my outside appearance and work hard, some days harder than others, to get the inside together. And I’m most definitely not flawless. As a matter of fact I’m full of flaws and on any given …
Apology Accepted
I woke up this morning in a horrible mood. Between my unresolved throat issues, hot flashes from said throat issues, and my children waking me up in the middle of the night, I wanted to punch today in the face. Later in the day I found myself having to apologize for things I’d said because …
Lesson from a Sheep
Friday evening Jacob and I decided to take the kids to see ‘Shaun the Sheep’. I had no idea who this sheep was but it had good ratings on Flixster and we love movies. As we settled into our seats and the movie started I had a slight panic attack as I realized that there …
Fellowship of the Saints
Between two lengthy vacations and a couple of summer colds, we’ve missed more church than usual. There was a time when not going to church didn’t bother me at all. But these days, if I miss church too many times, I’m just not right. We have been blessed to be a part of a church …