Today I become curious if this whole blogging thing could ever generate income. Let's face it: All of my kids need braces, a college education, and a wedding fund (just in case they decide being a single mother who adopts children isn't working out for them...that's Darcy's plan for now at least). I clicked around on my blog dashboard onto the statistics page and found out that most of my traffic comes from the Simmons Family Blog. I don't know the Simmons family, but through the miracle of Read More
Guest Post: “A Letter to My 20-Year-Old Self” by Clint Clifton
I asked my good friend, Clint Clifton, to share his thoughts on the blog today. He is busy planting churches all around DC, military bases, and his community. I was curious what he would say if he could talk to his 20-year-old self, so I asked him to write this blog post. My family has been doing ministry with the Garmans for more than a decade. We’ve been through the best of times and the worst of times both corporately and personally. Our friendship and partnership in the Gospel has been an Read More
How I Learned to Make Adult Friendships
College dorm life was a dream come true for an extrovert like me. Coming from a small family with only one brother, I loved having seventy girls on my hall to hang out with at any hour of the day. Not only that, but each of my roommates became my new soul sister. It felt like glorified, year-round Bible camp. In 2001, I left dorm 19-2 of Liberty University, got married, and moved to Northern Virginia. Although being married to my best friend was amazing, it was still an adjustment. Our new Read More