“…for the time would fail me to tell of…” {takeaways from #allume}
There’s so much more that I could say. But I’ve run out of time and words and I’m ready to move on. #allume
Allume 2013
They gave to me {takeaways from #allume}
Allume is such a giving community. The people involved give – over and over and over.
Choosing the one beside me {takeaways from #allume}
How can I join hands with my sisters and shine in a brilliant army of stars when I’m not willing to join hands with the one standing beside me who should matter the most?
Depleted love multiplied {takeaways from #allume}
As soon as Bianca uttered the words “the little oil that we have,” I was overcome with a visual picture of what God was asking me to do – how He was going to work in me and through me in regard to my marriage.
They’re playing our song {takeaways from #allume}
I wanted it to happen. A sign, a symbol, confirmation of God’s love and grace – His voice saying, “Yes, my child, you are in the right place.”
When your love for your spouse is depleted
Love is a choice; but some days, I’m just too weary to make it.
Guest post for Brightpeak Financial {takeaways from #Allume}
I’d like to share how my husband and I have dealt with the drastic reduction in our income over the last year. Head over to Brightpeak to read “How to Make a 50% Pay-Cut Work.”
Write more, edit more, publish less {takeaways from #allume}
Improving my writing, however, is something I can do right now. I’ve heeded these words – taken them on as a challenge to hone this craft.
Wrinkles (why I’m not writing a book right now) {takeaways from #allume}
My stories can wait to be told until I’m mature enough to tell them well.
In which I am humbled instead of star-struck {takeaways from #Allume}
But as I stood there in front of her, humbled as she gave me a necklace, an awkward hug, I didn’t see a star – I saw a sister.
She made time for me {takeaways from #allume}
And then she knelt down next to me, asked me questions, and got to know me as well as anyone can in a ten-minute conversation. I felt understood and noticed and cared for.
Three and a half days
All he knows is mommy was gone and all was not right in his world, but now she is home and he can let go.
Together {Five Minute Friday – LIVE from #Allume!}
Here we are. It’s Thursday night and Lisa Jo Baker is standing here about 5 feet from me and we are at the Live Five Minute Friday at Allume. And I’m going to attempt to write this on my (borrowed) iPad which I haven’t had much practice typing on. And she chose a word I … [Read more…]
when the online life and the “real” life collide
But then Allume will be over and I will return to the real. To the one-on-one. To the ladies I sit next to in choir and church Bible study and potluck dinners.
my worst fear about Allume
But I do have a confession. One big fear. The biggest of big. One that I have hinted at and tried to plan and control away. It’s the one I’m scared of the most.
