Category Archives: Faith

word of the year 2012

If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you’ll know that each year I try and pick a word that I can reflect on throughout the year. In 2010, my word was trust. It ended up being a difficult year for me in that area but nonetheless, I appreciated getting to reflect on what trust [...]

Christmas ponderings

Christmas. Santa. Ornaments. Presents. My head spins every year and then I get caught up in the chaos and spit out the other side wondering how it all went by so fast. There are several great articles I have read on Christmas. One I read last year about redeeming Santa Claus. This year, I read [...]

awkward

Hi. I’m the awkward one. I may not seem that way at first but I’ve gotten good at hiding it. High school and working many service jobs over the years definitely force you to deal with your awkward. Every so often, I find myself confronted with the reality that making new friendships, especially at my [...]

mats for Uganda

Sorry for the radio silence around here. I have been spending my time over at another blog. I know, shame on me for cheating on my blog! But really, I think you guys will be excited once you see what I’ve been up to. I’ve always struggled with figuring out how to use my crafting [...]

Happy Birthday Jason!

Happy birthday to the man of my dreams! I’m so lucky to get to experience life with you – it is so much better together. Thank you for making me smile, enjoying many meals with me (and learning how to be adventurous with food), supporting me through difficult times, encouraging me to seek God, celebrating in good [...]

this smoke is poison

The mood is somber in Austin. Our blue cloudless skies fade to acrid smoke filled horizons. It smells as though everyone in the city is having a cedar BBQ but this smoke is poison. A haze transforms the everyday to be otherworldly. Every siren brings a lump to our throats, ‘Another fire? How many more?’ [...]

pharisee

I’ll just say it: I love rules. I love having parameters of right and wrong so that I can keep things neat and tidy. I was the kid in school that never questioned authority, I didn’t push boundaries, I stayed right where I was ‘supposed’ to be. In some ways this is great. I avoided [...]