She can’t possibly be 25!

by | Apr 9, 2011 | parenting

…. but she is today.  Twenty-five years ago today at roughly 4:00 pm, my beautiful daughter, Rebecca Ashley, entered the world.  Today, I’m celebrating the gift I was given then. We had many conversations about her name, her father and I, but it was chosen...

In One Ear and Out the Other

by | Apr 8, 2011 | faith

Today’s Readings:  I Sam 3-5, Psalm 77, 2 Cor 8 My verse for the day:  I Sam 3:19 The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of his words fall to the ground. I love my parents. They’re awesome!  And as an adult, their words are important to...

What you will find here…

by | Apr 5, 2011 | faith

I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately and the book that has had the most powerful impact on me outside of reading scripture is Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream by David Platt.  I’ve also been doing a lot of journaling lately as I...

I know why I’m here… Do you?

by | Apr 4, 2011 | Uncategorized

OK, the funny thing is that I started this blog really without much of a purpose.  It just seemed like fun to share my thoughts with others.  Last Wednesday or Thursday, though, I found out about learn.wordpress.com which is their tutorial for new bloggers.  Ha, I...

We are Plan A; there is no Plan B.

by | Apr 2, 2011 | adoption

A line from my husband’s blog today. If you didn’t see it on facebook, check it out at tendollardog.word press.com. James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to...