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
TRAPPED
Today I was sitting outside enjoying the sunshine and trying to work on a few things. My six year old came out with a wide grin and informed me that she was inside “making a party” for me. I let her know I’d be in soon to see it, but that didn’t seem to satisfy her. Every two minutes she came out to inform me that the party was ready and that I needed to come in and see it. NOW. I eventually stopped the email I was trying to write and came inside to discover a trail of a 1,000 puzzle pieces. Read More
Now what, America?
Now, what? That was the first question on my mind when I woke up this morning and saw the headlines.Fear mixed with shock. I have never once said anything political on here, but this morning as I laid in bed listening to the world wake up, I found words I have to share. Now what do we do? Now we pray. No matter what side of the camp you are on, now we pray. There is nothing else to do. Nothing else to say. Nothing else to debate. The Bible instructs us to pray for our leaders (I Tim 2:1-4), and Read More
Being IN the Psalms
I was asked to write a blog post this summer about a Psalm that I felt I was living in. I thought I'd post it on here too. Here's what I came up with: “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! For I KNOW my transgressions and my sin is ever before me.”- Psalm 51:1-3 This summer has been rough in some ways. Not in every way of course. I have spent the Read More
Frayed Shoes and Fresh Starts
There is something about the first day of school that makes me so giddy. I just love fresh starts. I think that's what it is. Newly sharpened pencils and fresh crayons. All of your attempts at organization get another chance. Something that feels dead gets resuscitated. Atleast that's how it feels for me. There was a little wrench thrown into my "fresh start" this year, however. When we went out to buy NEW things for a NEW school year, my ten-year-old refused to participate. Her Read More
I hate blogging
I really don’t like writing. There I said it. It’s not that I don’t like writing per se…maybe it’s the pressure I feel surrounding writing that I don’t like. I start to feel dread rising up from the tips of my toes through my stomach whenever I think of the writing deadlines I have for the blogs I contribute to. What can I possibly say that hasn’t been said before? I have no new insights, nothing that would make anyone think. I don’t have a profound bone in my body. All I know is I’m a Read More
Icelandic Summer
Our Icelandic summer is officially over. Right now our plane is taxiing down the runway, getting ready to take off. The fresh rain droplets on my window are congregated in three straight rows and I keep staring at them, trying to figure out how that’s even possible. They look different…plumper, maybe. Perfectly round circles all synchronized with shading on their right sides. Everything in Iceland seems more magical. How would I describe our summer? Amazing. Full of awesome moments, awful Read More
Iceland: Our Summer of Wedded Bliss
I feel like blogging tonight. That doesn't happen often...perhaps it's this new book I'm reading by Joni Earckson Tada that's inspiring me to write. For those of you who don't know, we're spending the summer in Iceland. We've been here for a month, and will leave in three weeks. I actually made a "VLOG" announcing the news, but never took the time to actually post it! Oh, the shame... Being here in Iceland the past month has been pretty wild. In the first three weeks, I taught at the Read More
Your Church Doesn’t Need You
Today finds me sitting on a lava rock in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. More specifically, in Reykjavik, Iceland. But, considering in most directions I look I am surrounded by lava fields, this volcanic island sure feels like a lava rock. Me, my husband, and our four kids have been living here for almost two months, which you might find strange since my husband is the main pastor back at Pillar Church in Northern Virginia. What are we doing here? Funny you should ask. Well, Read More
Our Weekend in Pictures
Just spent the weekend with an amazing church having an awesome retreat. It was all of my favorite things: Sharing God's Word, attending sessions (taught by my hubby!), praise and worship, being in the great outdoors...all surrounded by Christian community. So thankful our kids were allowed to tag along for this memorable weekend...they are still talking about it. (I tried to post this back in early June but it never worked! I tend to "back-post" for memory sake...Thanks for bearing with Read More
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