Showing posts with label Transparent Tuesdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Transparent Tuesdays. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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I saw a meme the other day that said, “You don’t always have to tell your side of the story.” Isn’t that the truth? But it’s oh, so hard. ...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Fear of Man: Part Two

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“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trust in the Lord is safe.” – Proverbs 29:25. In the book Stop Calling Me Beautiful , Masonheim...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Peace or Fear: Part One

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“I don’t want to die.” These are my forced, barely whispered words between gasps for air as Howell and I argued (again) about whether to c...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Got Plans?

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Sometimes it's easier to think our plans are better than God's--that we know better, and if only He'd listen and do things our w...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Fav Reads of 2018

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Y'all, 2018 was a good year for books. I surpassed my reading goal for the year (and devoured six books in ten days over my Christmas br...
Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Top Nine of 2018

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Happy New Year, friends! I couldn't figure out how everyone was posting their top nine in a single photo on social media, but I wanted t...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Merry Christmas!

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Every December, we take a break from the blog to focus on our families and refuel for the new year. From the Brandenburgs--including Rizzoli...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

When it doesn't feel okay...

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I have had this quote running through my head for weeks: “Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”  ...
Monday, October 22, 2018

A Heart of Sacrifice

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Last weekend I spoke at a breakout session at our church’s women’s event, and I wanted to share just a small part of my talk for this week’s...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

A Letter to the Not-Yet Mom

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To the Not-Yet Mom from a Not-Yet Mom: I’ve been on this not-yet journey for seven years, and I was thinking recently about how muc...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

That's a Wrap - ACFW 2018

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Another great ACFW conference is in the books. I will try to hit the highlights like I do every year post-conference (see 2015  and 2017 ), ...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Any #ACFW2018 First Timers?

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My first experience with the ACFW conference could best be described as 90% terror and maybe 10% excitement. I’ll never forget whe...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

When the Words Won't Come

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I've learned something new about myself this summer: when my mental capacity is full (i.e. I'm stressed), my creativity is completel...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Who's the Leader?

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My best friend and I like to joke about who is the leader. We've been friends a long time, and over the years, we have bragging rights a...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Break it Down...

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...Stop! Hammer time...  :) You know what? Breaks are good for our soul, so Howell and I are taking July off--as usual--from the blog worl...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Recommended Reading--June

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We're halfway through the year. Hard to believe, huh? I've shared with you already how reading is changing my writing . Books have...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Smells like Skunk...Again

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Last weekend, Rizzoli was sprayed by a skunk. Again. It wasn't quite so bad this time. We think she was running away (lesson learned?) a...