I've been listening to more and more Christian music and have fallen totally and completely in love with Plumb. Her melodies are haunting, her messages amazing, and she sings in my range making it easy and fun for me to sing along ( Read more... )

In order to talk about my future, I need to revisit my past a little bit...

( I encourage you to listen to all the songs....you'll be glad you did! )

A few months ago M sent me a letter. She mailed it to my sisters' house because she can't remember my address - and that's a good thing.  I didn't read that letter, my sister marked return to sender on it and we put it back in the mail box. I don't want any contact with M and really didn't care what she had to say so I let Laura go at it. I did ( Read more... )

and He answers prayers - not in our time, but in His time. And His timing is good too ( Read more... )

I have an ex-husband. It's finally official. What started four years ago when J and I were having major issues with communicating and our marriage changed, when he pushed me and M together and when I fell hard for her packed up and walked out, when he started seeing his current gf and it became clear that we were permanently separated and there was ( Read more... )

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I came home from work tonight and actually cooked dinner for myself. Then I decided to go for a walk...and while I was walking and jamming out to Colton Dixon my mind started to wander. I walked down to the river and sat and listened to "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" by Hillsong and thought about where I've been, where I am and where I'm headed ( ( Read more... )

Today was a totally crazy day, kicked off by me running late because I couldn't find the exact Pirates shirt I wanted to wear to church tonight, which put us behind a school bus that hit a deer...not really how I wanted to start my day - watching that poor deer get thrown across the road was a little traumatic.  Work was chaotic and crazy...just ( Read more... )

Been happy and sad at the same time? It's very odd and unsettling and I'm not sure how to process it....

My "baby" is ten years old today. That teeny little 3 lb 12 oz preemie is now a lanky, strong, bright tween. And I am so grateful that he is healthy and happy. I am incredibly proud of the young man he is becoming.

And my heart aches because I ( Read more... )

I've been spending the past few days giving serious consideration to becoming involved in the middle school ministry at my church. To most people, being involved in that versus being involved in the women's group probably isn't that big of a deal ( Read more... )