“You know who you remind me of?” she asked. I thought she was going to say Kirstie Alley. I personally don’t see the resemblance, but at least once a month I have a celebrity sighting. I will be at Target standing in the office supply aisle looking at the post its and pretty colorful paperclips…
I am easily discouraged. Most days, I doubt my crazy is going to change. I end up floundering instead of moving forward because I am focused on the failures instead of God’s faithfulness. Thankfully, I have a voice of reason in my life. His name is Craig Huston. He’s the pastor who stood at…
When I look back at 2012, I have maybe 5 or 6 photos from the entire year. I spent 6 months of 2012 trying to convince myself to get out of bed. I really just wanted to hide under the covers. Some days are just hellishly hard. It’s hard to believe seemingly impossible situations will…
My students loved it when I graded on the curve. As a teacher, I accepted that if no one got a perfect score on the test, then a little adjustment was required. Consider it “educational grace.” I spent seventeen years in a high school classroom. As the years progressed, I became more and more lenient….
For over a year, I woke up every morning and made myself get out of bed and get dressed to face the day. I created a morning play list of worshipful music to help me push past the fear, and I’d stand in front of the mirror and give myself a pep talk. You can…
Last July, I whispered a crazy prayer request to a friend. I was preparing to go to my very first writing conference ever, and as I packed my suitcase, I crammed so many hopes and dreams into every crevice of my overstuffed luggage. I wasn’t sure what God was going to do, but I knew…