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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 02.11.13
Beauty: the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit {Merriam Webster’s Dictionary}
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11 Books I Read in 2012
One of the goals that I established for myself back in March of 2012 was to read more books. Well not so much more. Just read books, period. Because it’s something I hadn’t…
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Setting your mind at ease during deployment
When Russ was deployed, especially the second time, I was fearful a lot. Obviously, I was scared for his safety. But I also had this horrible unsettling fear that something would happen to…
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Happy Little Bits of Christmas 2012 {Part 2}
Overall, I feel like I’m succeeding in my determination to choose joy this Christmas season. For some reason, the wonder of the birth of Christ is really overwhelming me in a new way…
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On ER visits and “trendy-cute” scarves
I’m onto day five of wearing my lovely heart monitor. It’s three wires attached to my chest that run to a small cell-phone-lookin thingy attached to a black lanyard that hangs around my…
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10 things I forgot about fall
Fall…it happens once a year. But every year I get taken by surprise. Here’s all the stuff I forgot from last year: 1. How freaky temps can be here in Kentucky. This morning, it’s…
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Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions
Olympics women’s gymnastics has always been one of my favorite things. I was nine years old when the 1996 US Women’s Olympic Gymnastic Team won the team gold medal in Atlanta. My mom…
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The WHY of blogging: my not-so-mission-y mission statement
That's why the title of my blog and it's accompanying verses are so important, because it's not just some cutesy title. It's the theme. It's my mission statement.