Annie B Garman

Motherhood, Mayhem, & The Meaning of Life

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Dear Church Planter: Four Things Your Wife Wants You To Know

Last weekend, my husband and I had the opportunity to talk to a room of church planters and their wives. I was able to read the following letter to the men in the room who were starting a church from scratch. If some of this resonates with any of you wives out there, I pray you would find the right time and place to communicate with your husband in a spirit of graciousness. Dear Church Planter, If you’d be willing to listen, please allow me to share with you Four Things Your Wife Wants You to Read More

My First Interview

Writing this book has been quite the journey and my husband has been by my side every step of the way.  This weekend he interviewed me about why I wrote the book, what I hope people gain from reading it, and what I've learned in the process.  Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrWxz-mefu4 Read More

When a Girl from Michigan Moves to Africa

I've come to the conclusion that I don't blog enough to be a blogger.  Thankfully, I know a lot of wise, talented writers who have agreed to guest blog for me.   Our first guest blogger of 2016 is Trisha Dickinson.  Trisha and I met in college because our boyfriends (Colby and Josh) were childhood friends.   When Trisha and her husband moved to Senegal as missionaries, I began to follow their blog.  Reading about their lives consistently challenges me to follow Christ with more abandon.  Today I Read More

Top 10 Lessons Learned in 2015

I came across this blog title last year and made a note to copy it.   It's one of my traditions at the end of a year to read my journal from that year.  It's always an insightful activity...to remember what I struggled with...to reflect on what God has taught me... After going through my journal from 2015, a few themes stood out.  Here are the Top 10 Lessons from 2015: 1. I am weak.   I haven't blogged a ton this past year.  Of course, it has something to do with having four kids and being Read More

2015 Year in Review

  2015 was a full year for the Garmans.  Looking back on it, our family has been able to do more and experience more than any year I can remember!  Our cup has truly overflowed... Haley (11 yrs. old) is enjoying being homeschooled this year and continues to improve her violin playing (and some beginner's piano).  She even finished off the year giving beginner's violin lessons to some younger girls in her homeschool community.  Haley has her sights set on someday traveling the world with Read More

Just a Post About Anger

Aisle Two was not the place to be this morning. Today at WalMart, I heard a Dad completely lose his temper with his toddler.  In the next aisle over, another shopper and I made eye contact, both thinking the same thing.  "Holy cow..." After feeling sorry for the kid and some remorse for the father who was clearly at his end, I couldn't help but think, "But for the grace of God, there go I..." Growing up, the last thing anyone would have described me as was angry.  I was a gregarious, Read More

What it Feels Like to Write a Book

I have been working tirelessly on the final edits on a book about our journey with Gracie, and I’m not sure what to think... Recently as I was getting ready to send this manuscript to an agent, I had insomnia four nights in a row. I couldn’t understand why, but finally came up with an analogy that expressed how I was feeling. It was as though I had invited a bunch of people over to my house because I wanted to feed them a nice, home cooked Italian meal…and then...hours before the guests Read More

The Momma Diaries

Motherhood has not been smooth sailing for me. I'm assuming it hasn't been for you either, although one can never tell. From day one, I've chosen to stay at home with my kids (Just for the record, I'm not saying this is for everyone...).  Some personality types seem to thrive in the role of a stay-at-home mom, but for me it's been a steep learning curve. I've wrestled with a lot of dissatisfaction, feelings of insignificance, failed expectations, all of which have resulted at various times Read More

My Crisis of Faith and How to Get Through Your Own

Have you ever asked your self one of these questions: If ultimate truth really does exist, how could I even find it? And, if I did find it, how would I know that I’ve found it? There are so many religions out there, how could we possibly know which one is right? Despite giving my life to Jesus at a young age, I went through a crisis-of-faith of sorts at age 28.  It actually began the very week that we interviewed to be missionaries in Iceland. My college roommate and close friend had just Read More

Meet Annie

 

“Remember He is the artist and you are only the picture. You can’t see it. So quietly submit to be painted” -CS Lewis
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