I have been struggling with discouragement. And it sucks. Have you ever been discouraged? Like Eeyore discouraged? Like why do I bother, I’m not appreciated and I just want to hide under the covers discouraged? And besides, why bother attaching my tail again when it’s just going to fall off again anyway? It’s different than […]
Performance Anxiety
“My biggest fear is that I’ll get to heaven and hear Jesus say that there was so much more he had for me to do. I don’t want to miss it.” My sweet friend sat across from me as we discussed what God was saying to us on retreat. I paused for a moment. Something […]
5 Lessons I learned This Week
Crazy busy around here right now. We’re gearing up for Holy Week and since my day job is as a pastor at a large church (not the main pastor, just a helper pastor;) that means lots of hours and lots of hectic. Yes, it will be joyous and yes, if you’re one of those who […]
I Thought I Was Doing Great! Reality Bites
So you know when you’re just about ready to pat yourself on the back for what an amazing job you’re doing of keeping all the plates spinning?? You think to yourself, Wow, would you look at all I’m trying to do and how WELL I’m doing it? And my hair even looks good! I work […]
Is There a Part of Your Journey that You’re Ashamed Of?
I have a confession to make. I only attended one year of college. I started working full time when I was 18 years old and have been at it pretty much ever since with a short hiatus when our boys were babies. During which time, by the way, I worked the hardest I’ve ever worked […]
Tuesday this and That on Wednesday
I am completely exhausted today and for good reason – I didn’t lock the back door last night when we went to bed and the wind blew the door open and set the alarm off. For a moment I debated if I should wait and let the cops come in case someone actually HAD broken […]
Tuesday This and That – Treadmill Review, Ash Wednesday and Lent (weird, right?)
So nothing too exciting to report this week. Well, that’s not entirely true. We had a new member of our family delivered on Friday and she’s fitting in great! Ladies and Gents – I would like to introduce you to our new treadmill, Captain Janeway! She’s a Horizon T303 and so far she’s a dream. […]
A Few Thoughts On Longevity in Marriage on our 24th Wedding Anniversary
Today is our 24th wedding anniversary. 2/10/90 I was 19. He was 23. What were we thinking? Twenty. Four.Years. It’s a long time. A lifetime for some of you reading this, in fact. And in that time I’ve learned A LOT. Here’s a partial list, and yes it’s bugging me that there are only 6 […]
Tuesday This and That!
Well, maybe this WILL become a regular thing since this is week 2:). Let’s see, since we gathered here last Tuesday, a lot has happened. I WAS STRICKEN WITH THE BLACK PLAGUE (ok, it was just the flu but seriously thought I was going to die). I took TWO sick days from work. I have […]