Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: You’re SOOO Religious
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: You’re SOOO Religious I loathe the statement, “You’re SOOO Religious!’ Ugh. Gag. No really, I’m not. I have been married to my husband for 24 years. I fell crazy hard for Justin the first time that he stepped out onto the front porch of his parents’ farmhouse. He was…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: No Offense But You Are
Stuff I wish you’d quit saying: No Offense But You Are… Truly, this is a precursor to an insult. The statement, “No offense but…” Was never followed by: “You’re gorgeous! So perfectly thin! And your kids are so well behaved!” Ever. I’d rather just be insulted up front. Just surprise me with, “you’re old to…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: I Hate Joel Osteen
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying Day 13 “I Hate Joel Osteen” I had 15 requests in regards to Joel Osteen. Some were “I wish people would stop hating on Joel Osteen.” The rest were… uh, hating on Joel Osteen. I couldn’t stop thinking about this and I admit I had chicken scratched Joel Osteen…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: He Was Such a Good Christian…
Stuff I Wish You’d Stop Saying: He was Such a Good Christian Our two and four-year-old sons, the vandals, are a mischievous duo. But the younger of the two… heaven and earth. From toilets full of Captain Crunch and marshmallows to flooded laundry rooms, the boy is his own kind of trouble. If the four-year-old…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: I Can’t…
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying… I can’t. The other day, after only 4 hours of sleep, I had an “I can’t…” moment. It lasted all day. The three-year-old refused to come out of the bathroom because he didn’t want me to see him naked. I literally gave him a bath last night. The 2-year-old…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Would You Ask God for Me?
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Would You Ask God for Me? Our son Sam, the oldest of our dangerous duo we call the Vandals, is a pretty quirky little dude. He has been known to use an entire roll of toilet paper to clean his wee bum. If legalistic were in human form it…
Read MoreWe’ve Been Up All Night Vomiting…
Day 8 Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: We’ve Been Up All Night Vomiting… It is without a doubt, the one thing I NEVER want you to hear you say to me. “We’ve been up all night vomiting.” Last year I was slain by the sisterhood of vomit haters. Furthermore, I was shocked to learn…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying – Get Back In Church…
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying – Get Back In Church… Today, I had this on my list. But I just couldn’t. I feel as though I have been nothing but honest with you… so I admit, I am struggling with church. As my manuscript closed and I sent it off to Harvest House I…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying… Stop Apologizing for Your Divorce
You don’t have to apologize anymore for your divorce. Yes, God hates divorce, but He is crazy in love with you. Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying… Stop Apologizing for Your Divorce Recently I had a conversation with a Christian woman who said, “I have been married three times. In my prayers, I repent daily…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Sending Good Thoughts
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Sending Good Thoughts I have a dear friend who is on her 2nd round of chemotherapy. She is brave. And she is wise. Oh my, she is strong. She loves Jesus and a good portion of her support group is believers in Jesus. On chemo days she lets us…
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