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? Even though I was born in a Christian home, went to church three times a week, attended Christian college, and went right from there into ministry life, I went through a crisis-of-faith of sorts at age 28. It actually began the Read More
One Year Ago Today…
I have been searching for the right words, but it turns out I didn't need to. You can just read about it here. Read More
Good Friday and My Really Bad One
A few months ago on a Friday, there were some words exchanged in our home that led me to lock myself in the bathroom and get on my knees (Deep breath for those of you who thought being a pastor/pastor's wife meant being immune from these kinds of things...). The details are muddy, but I'm sure it involved being challenged by my husband, my pride getting dealt a good blow, and feeling offended. I was nursing the wound with tender, loving care when I remembered my prayer from that morning, Read More
The Day Colby Told Our Church to Stop Tithing
"What do you think would happen if I told our church to stop tithing?" I stopped what I was doing and looked over at Colby who was preparing for Sunday's message at the kitchen table. "Well, I'm not sure..." I responded, feeling both a level of pride in my scholarly pastor-husband who was parsing Old Testament Law...and a fear that I would soon need to start applying for a part-time job. "I mean, tithing was an Old Testament command given to ISRAEL as a part of the OLD covenant. There is Read More
“In an Orchard Stands a Tree”
“This is my dream come true,” Haley comments slowly and with awe. We are all looking out the window of our van at snowdrifts that tower over us like giants. The Northeast apparently hasn’t recovered from the winter storms and we find ourselves in a scene straight out of “Frozen.” A few minutes later, we pull up the driveway to my grandparent’s home. Only, for the first time in my life, my grandpa won’t be there. Even though it’s below freezing, the kids beg to go outside and play and I follow Read More
Last Visit
Before nap time today, I read "Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel" to my small kids. If you've never heard of this classic, it's about a steam shovel that has grown old and begins to feel useless in a world that is moving and changing. On the last page, I couldn't even read I was so choked up. Besides the fact that I'm highly emotional today, the story struck a chord with me because of our recent trip to see my grandparents in Connecticut. My grandpa is 92 and my grandma isn't too far Read More
2014 Year in Review
Here we are at the end of another year! I guess we all KNOW that time passes quickly, but it's mind boggling to actually experience it. Kind of like the difference between STUDYING space travel and actually DOING it. Not that I can verify this...Let's move on... Penelope Raine is now two. The terrible twos (which began somewhere around 15 months) don't seem to be AS terrible anymore and she is charming us with her new language skills and baby blues. Her favorite words to say are Read More
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