Time and time again as a teenager, I put on an overly sexy pair of glasses (as shown in the picture below) and attempted to dribble a basketball down a court. At the height of my 15-year-old awkward stage (and let’s be honest…this stage lasted from about 8 until 26), my coach compared me to … Continue reading Fundamentals and Jesus
Germany (2008) – Flight delayed from DFW, missed connecting flight to Germany. China (2010) – Coming back from being gone for a month and a half. Couldn’t fly into Chicago for some reason or another so we had to land in Green Bay and sit there on the ground on the plane for two hours … Continue reading I should just drive…
Sometimes I’m on the verge of praying for something and I question whether or not I should actually say it. Brooke, if you say that…He might just do it. I sat there thinking and thinking before I finally worked up the courage to ask God to shake my life. I’m so beyond tired of this American-dream life … Continue reading Shake My Life
Would anyone like to guess why my sister is my favorite? …….. …….. …….. Because she is capable of waking up with me at 3:32 AM and being in the car heading to the airport by 3:38 AM. Note to self…the OKC airport is busy at 4:00AM. Brooke, you aren’t in Kansas anymore! Why was I thinking … Continue reading Brain-Fu, Sudoku, and the National Dog Show
Oh sweet heavens! It’s been a while… Those moments when you are running yourself ragged and God forces you to sit down and shut up! (I mean I believe in the fullness of God’s power, but, personally, I like to think He would speak a bit more gently than this…however, I couldn’t help but hearing … Continue reading Sit Down!
That one time you couldn’t really decide if your labor was real or not, your husband was 4 hours away, and the consequences of missing a class was even more class added onto the 15 weeks! In honor of Malachi David turning one tomorrow, here’s the conversation between two indecisive parents trying to figure out their … Continue reading Labor and the Police Academy
Saturday morning I woke up and decided to make pancakes. I walked downstairs, hit the living room, turned left, grabbed a screwdriver and started my shower demolition. I have yet to eat any pancakes…and my shower is in a lot worse shape! I walked upstairs to my sleeping husband and said…Baby! I took off the … Continue reading Nonexistent Pancakes and Demolition
I clearly remember my first trapper keeper. Navy Blue with Winnie the Pooh on the front cover. I guess the thing that year (6th grade) was to think random cartoons were cool (because I had Winnie the Pooh sheets too). I realize how uncool I was (am), embrace it, and will definitely forgive you if … Continue reading Type Smigilishinoo
When people tell me their car is messy and I decide to play the comparison game… A pair of jeans One Beans’ shirt One Malachi sock Half a bag of spilled and crunched blue bag Doritos A sippy cup of milk from who knows when 436 pieces of school papers An empty Capri sun An … Continue reading 47 Easter Eggs
Two more times! Dad hollered from the window as I reached the top. It was the steepest, half-mile hill he could find near our town. Out of curiosity, once I put my car in neutral at the top of it and I was edging just over 70 by the time I got to the bottom. So … Continue reading Steep Hills
