Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

What's Your Knee-Jerk Reaction?

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Our fun-loving almost 17-mo-old toddler has started a new thing. When she doesn’t get her way or has a different idea about something, she s...
Monday, August 6, 2018

A Decade of Love, Laughter, and Lots of Travel

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Howell and I celebrated ten years of marriage last week. Ten years since we said "I do," and without a doubt, I'd say it all o...
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...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

When I can't let go of that empty tube of toothpaste

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This post is an oldie but a goodie--especially with Psalm 23 still on my heart: Sometimes I think I’m a product of the 1930s, as if I li...
Tuesday, January 2, 2018

A New Year!

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Happy New Year, my friends! I love the beginning of a new year. It’s like a re-set button, a chance to breathe in fresh grace and mercy, the...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Swinging Pendulum

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Sometimes I feel like my life can be described in two modes—dieting or not dieting. Do y’all know what I mean? I’ll start a diet an...
Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Do you need a RECHARGE?

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Last week we had a much-needed fall break on campus, and I was able to take a couple of vacation days to spend Thursday through Sunday with...
Monday, August 14, 2017

The Words You're Probably Avoiding

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Finances. Budgets. Bills. These are words most couples dread, right? Usually Howell is the one to blog about money ( this one is my f...
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

When the Rain Comes...

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We had several days of rain last week, often at random intervals of the day. I found myself carrying my umbrella at all times—even when it w...
Monday, July 31, 2017

Nine Quick Years

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This week, we'll celebrate our ninth anniversary. Reflecting on this has brought me to think just how quickly nine years can fly by. We ...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

"Let Us Strive to Find Rest"

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I’ve been reading about rest in Hebrews 4, studying from different commentaries on this word and its meaning (which is layered). Although t...
Monday, July 17, 2017

Seeking Wise Counsel

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Proverbs 12:15 says, “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise.” The Message Version of Prov...
Monday, June 19, 2017

Appreciating the Differences

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When Howell and I were dating, the biggest source of our conflicts usually boiled down to personality differences. I was serious and usuall...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Throwing Stuff Away - Take Two

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Remember when I told you that I have a problem with throwing things away —like when the toothpaste tube is squeezed empty, but I keep hopin...
Monday, June 5, 2017

Times of Change

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For Laura and I, now is a time of change. Our schedules are changing, my job has changed, and our kitchen is in the middle of a facelift. It...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Want Some Good News?

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I’ve shared the quote above several times only because it still resonates profoundly with me. Many of you know that I’ve wanted to wr...