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A Fresh Pursuit of God in 2020: The Bible, Faith, and Spiritual Growth
I still don't have my "daily devotions" or "quiet time," as is traditionally thought of in regard to the spiritual disciplines like reading the Bible and prayer. But pursuit of God has been…
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#USCHAMPS2020: The 2020 US Figure Skating Championships
For Christmas 2019, I splurged on the purchase of a full-access pass to the 2020 US Figure Skating Championships, which was being held about 40 minutes from where I live. I had never…
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The Best of Times: 20 Top Moments & Blessings of 2020
2020. I don't know how it's possible to simultaneously have both the worst year of your life and the best year of your life. But I suppose if it was possible for Charles…
- Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Homeschooling, Miscellaneous, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Travel
Recovery & Coronavirus Quarantine: Life in the Post-Injury Twilight Zone
It's been 17 days since I broke my leg in three places. It's also been 1,118,681,654 years since this virus quarantine stuff started. At least that's how it feels.
- Beauty in the Mess, Friendship & Community, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Writing and blogging
What does a “mommy blog” have to do with local church ministry?
Our local church is hosting a missions conference unlike any missions conferences I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen a lot). The “Grace on Mission Conference” is running for the entire month of March,…
- Beauty in the Mess, Messy Faith, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist
Order in the Mess: Bearing God’s Image as a Type-A Homemaker
I am made in the image of God, and that is beautiful. Every person has within him or her the image of God. It is our role...our job as His creation to bear…
- Allume 2013, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
Love in the Deep End: A Star is Born
A deep and broken love...a star is born. Not the star of a woman thrust into fame, but the star of sacrificial love that burned bright because a woman gave herself away by…
- Family, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist, Redemption Stories, Travel
Healed Wounds {Grandma’s Funeral & My Trip to My Ohio Hometown}
This is the moment everything up til this moment formed into this realization of healing. Because not once during the last few days had I been triggered. Not one hymn. Not one shudder…
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Beauty in the {Homeschooling} Mess: The Family that Learns Together
This transformation - I don't even really have a way to describe it. I can ONLY credit it to an AMAZING God who has blessed me with this opportunity and given me the…
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Compost piles, faith deconstruction, and Joshua Harris
Maybe you have looked up to people like Rachel Held Evans and Joshua Harris. I know that I did. Maybe their deconstruction stories have shaken your faith. Maybe you wonder if faith deconstruction is for…
