Tag Archives: God

A New Year Bejeweled…

Coming into a new year, people always focus on the fact that you can’t change the past, that the past must be moved on from in order to appreciate the new. While I sat listening to “sermonettes” on like “Get … Continue reading

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Election Day: Then and Now

Approximately four years ago, on the last election day, my life looked very different and I came to the election a very different person. At the time that things were happening, I didn’t know how much of a testimony it … Continue reading

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The Story of Us

I’ve been given an ultimatum on the scrapbook. I was walking along in a park with MensHealth when the subject of the scrapbook came up. It was one of those “you had to be there” moments as I ended up … Continue reading

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Time is of the Essence: Timing is Everything Pt. 2

What I intended to say Sunday morning when I began writing was about the futility of impatience and wanting things before their time. In our lives, we often proclaim how we “can’t wait” for something to happen: to graduate high … Continue reading

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This is What Happens When You Listen…

Y’all…I have been having such a spiritual renewal since Sunday! I hadn’t been feeling like I was where I was supposed to be spiritually for a while, and I just couldn’t see to get back there. One thing that I … Continue reading

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Isn’t She Lovely?

It’s been a lovely Sunday for me. I spoke to my dad early this morning for a while to wish him a happy father’s day and catch up before going to an amazing Sunday School service (late, but I still … Continue reading

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Maybe May May Be My Month

In case you’re wondering where I’ve been and why I haven’t had anything personal to say since returning from my social networking sabbatical, I’ve been writing. Since the writing has been personal in nature, summoning up something for this particular … Continue reading

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This Week in History…

April 13th, 1998. I was baptized. It’s hard to believe I’ve been a Christian for 14 years! In some ways, that feels like a long time, and in some ways it feels like “that’s it?” I feel like I’ve been … Continue reading

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Stops & Starts

I  have been thinking how I want to communicate a few of my goals, and it struck me, as I was doing run walk intervals with MensHealth, nearly dying, that I was using a method for getting around the track … Continue reading

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Forgive Me, WordPress, I Have Sinned

*Note: I’m not Catholic, but the title was catchy. I apologize in advance if anyone was/is offended by my co-opting of this phrase. Forgive my emo post from yesterday. I’ve been having a super rough week (and it’s only Wednesday!). … Continue reading

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