I’ve written before about how the Holy Spirit movin’ feeling tends to fade in the light of Sunday dinner and cranky pants kiddos and the all important afternoon nap. Too many times I’ve allowed it to be lost in the routine of life-living, of things that must be done or always are done. But on

There are peaks and valleys. Times of plenty and want. Times when He feels so near you can feel His cloak brush against you and times when He feels so distant you begin to wonder if the brush of His cloak might have just been imagined. Times when you remember to look at His face

You know how when you haven’t written for a while, the writing muscle in your brain gets all flabby? And writing a simple email or status update takes pretty much all the word power you’ve got? I’m there. Some of you have asked me why I haven’t been writing. The pregnancy is part of it.

I’ve been fighting the inward battle of “to announce via social media or not”. In the end, it seems like the easiest way to get the word out there. At first I had no interest in doing anything cutesy. Announcing sort of lost its charm last year, I guess. But then we heard that sweet

Control. I like it, apparently. A lot. As long as it belongs to me and no one is asking me to release it. It’s tricky, I’ve discovered, to identify my death grip on control, because it hides behind things that are not inherently or obviously bad. So I think that I’m holding on to responsible

Entry Dining Living Room Kitchen Home is what we call it…and I love it in the Fall. What are you loving this Fall?

It seems that all of my life is spent learning to embrace better that it is not about me. To be selfless, sacrificial, and giving. To let go of what I want and cling to what God wants. To do less for me and more for others. It is accepting that I must become less

Riding boots and sweater socks. I have neither, by the way, but I love them every time I see them. Pretzel M&M’s. Oh that sweet-salty goodness. My Oxford shirt. Really…love, LOVE it! Pintrest. Nuff said. Psalms. David got it, ya’ know? Neutrogena’s Pink Grapefuit Products. Not only have they cleared up my skin like a

Due to a comedy of errors, I didn’t get around to my favorite things post yesterday. I know you were on the edge of your seat [sarcasm]. Alas, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. I think I’m ready to tackle Part 2. Here we go… http://www.flickr.com/photos/byfanis/2909690651/ God has healed me through all sorts of

I left you hanging, right? In the middle of the healing process, I just left you hanging. I promise I’ll get back to you on that. My pretty and meaningful words have dried up for the time being. But we are still living life. And Miss Magnificent gets cuter and sassier every day, if at