During college I was an intern for a campus ministry that we called the BSU. I was pretty pumped about getting this opportunity, but what was even cooler was that I got to live there! Full kitchen. Couches. Pool table! Ping pong table. A sound system. Drums, piano, mics. Students coming to worship. Constant company. … Continue reading Pick a Door
Hey baby! Would you please come pull an earring out of my foot? Ugh! She just headbutted me in the face. Malachi, do not bite me! Everly, do not bite me! Hadassah, your shoes have stickers in them and every time you hike yourself up further onto my back you are digging them into my … Continue reading Go to Battle
When your brain is overly exhausted from work, grading papers, and trying to survive the end of the semester…you give up writing your blog for a couple weeks and simply take a ton of pictures in an effort to conserve your brain power. Things I would’ve written about if only my brain would’ve been up … Continue reading Thousands of Words
Merriam-Webster defines encourage as: to inspire with courage. One of its synonyms, embolden, implies the giving of courage sufficient to overcome timidity or reluctance. According to Dr. Tim Elmore, the death rate of American POWs during the Korean War were alarmingly high. As were the depression and suicide rates. Interestingly, the war camp conditions weren’t especially cruel. In … Continue reading Courage Giver
Lately things have been breaking! (Of course, these are very first world problems so please note I am not sitting here like “OMG my cell phone. My fingernails. WAH.”) Let’s be real…most of these “problems” are dumb. Anyway…moving on. Broken Thing #1: I bought a mini van awhile back and it had this awesome clicker. It … Continue reading Broken Things
Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. (1st Peter 4:8, MSG) A few years ago, I was doing some mission work in a tiny village in the Republic of Moldova. One of those villages where the roads are dirt, chickens and goats roam rather … Continue reading This Little Light of Mine
Hello world! It’s been a bit since I’ve checked in and said hi. For some reason I really like stimulating my brain and started back to my doctorate a few weeks ago. Considering my words have been spent reporting on the fantastic ideas of performance psychology, sometimes my brain has no wit left to share…but … Continue reading Chasing Armadillos
Sometimes life looks like Mt. Everest. (If any of you have climbed that mountain, I’m sorry…I’m sure I’m exaggerating a bit much.) Last week I dropped the kiddos off with the fantastic lady who watches them (hello Miss Alisha!). Not only does she help keep my life in order and love my kiddos in an … Continue reading Mountains to Molehills
Aside from Hads’ curly lock of hair in a ziplock baggy from her first haircut, and a few other “first” things, I wouldn’t really consider myself sentimental. For the most part, I let things go! However, I would consider myself extremely sentimental in the life-things…thinking back on memories, people, how they shaped my life, etc. … Continue reading Basking in Redemption
Mom, how do you do a pose? If you know me, you know I have my smile and my awkward face. That’s it! No duck lips, no serious face, no sexy face, no poppin’ a hip (in an effort to look less like an Ungraceful Dying Flamingo), but when a 5-year-old is decked out in dress … Continue reading Tulle Tutus and Tiaras
