Just Jesus
Follow the Leader, Lead the Follower
When our oldest biological son John was three, he already had it. When his younger brother Luke was three, he had it too. Charisma? A captivating charm; different in a sense, John’s was a presence. Luke’s was more a shameful gorgeousness, accompanied by enormous dimples, seductive stare, and delightful magnetism. Once at soccer practice for…
Read MoreFeeling Less Than Thankful?
The last time I took our 2-year-old son to get his vaccines he behaved like most toddlers do when having been stuck with a needle three times. Vaccines mystify me. With all of today’s modern advances is this still the only way to inoculate children? And please, I love you each, I know there are…
Read MoreBELIEVING AS THANKGIVING
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Today in the midst of grocery shopping, airport runs, pie making, road tripping, cleaning, stressing, and all things Thanksgiving… give yourself a break. I find I get the most done when I am undone. I work well under pressure. Whether the pressure is internal – and I am beating myself up or…
Read MoreThe Gathering: The Brawl of Believing
Friday, after one of the liveliest and fun speaking events I have done in my short career, I drove the 3 ½ hours from Dallas back to our ranch in silence. I didn’t stop to powder my nose. I didn’t stop for fuel. I didn’t stop for coffee, cinnamon gum, or lunch. I didn’t rap…
Read MoreFear Fighting!!!
If you have read my blog more than once, it has been well established I operate with a healthy dose of fear. I am afraid. Flying, spiders, crunchy bugs, egg salad, heights, closed spaces, wide open spaces, stomach viruses – these are just a few of the things I am afraid of… Yet fear is…
Read MoreDo Not Disturb
I may need a Do Not Disturb sign to hang over my face. I live in constant disruption. The world expects me to function at a higher level of cognizance. I have the academic accolades, career potential, and “a way with words.” Still, this morning I got into a fight with our two-year-old son over…
Read MoreTo My Children: Fail Well
I have been here the whole time. I have watched you at your best. I have witnessed you at your worst. I love you at your best. I adore you at your worst. What is it about this society? Why is the bar always exactly the same? It is so mind-numbing, so cliché. To my…
Read MoreAll Da Power!
Our two and four-year-old sons, Charlie and Sam, aka the vandals, love to play games on the iPad. However, they are more obsessed with the “power” than the actual games. They can’t relax and enjoy playing the games because they want, “ALL DA POWER!” They revel in the battery image when it indicates full. Full…
Read MoreIt’s JUST….
Day 26 Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: It’s JUST… It’s JUST a tumor… Yeah, stuff you JUST don’t say. It is the minimalisation of something that may be seemingly small to one and insurmountable to another. And it is casual speak that screams volumes to the one who is impacted by it the most.…
Read MoreIf/Then Jesus: Grace 101
An If – Then Jesus If I put the baby to bed too early, then I will have to get up too early. And, if the toddlers take a nap in the car, then I will have to start eating cheezits by 3 pm. Goodness, if I don’t put the laundry away as soon as it…
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