Last Christmas, I was a mess. Four months prior, I lost my first child- a miracle child- to miscarriage. My world stopped spinning for a while and so much offended me. Things that were part of my regular rhythms weren’t cutting it for my broken heart. Going to church didn’t feel safe for me, but I went anyway. I was surrounded by … Read More
Red and Yellow, Black and White (Fri)day
I don’t know about you, but I’ve got more than a few difficult to shop for people on my Christmas gift list. These are people whom I really want to give something as a token of my affection for them. Yet, I’m always left in a quandary as to what to get them because they either have just about everything … Read More
Immanuel: Born Into Our World{s}
My favorite past time in the whole world is traveling. While I do believe it’s a small world after all, it’s also a very intricate globe that spins on the axis of time. Like a microchip in a computer holds so much information, so Planet Earth does in the Universe. When I can’t travel myself, I enjoy living vicariously through … Read More
Adding Gifts of Hope to Your Christmas Shopping List
If you haven’t been to Africa and are physically able to go, you should. It will change your life for better and worse. Meeting souls housed in bodies marked by suffering who have so few resources but give more than any proportion you ever have will make you feel worse about yourself than you ever have in your entire life. … Read More
Rosemary Clooney Floats
Remember how I was telling you about that one Christmas where my husband started concocting these really fun ice cream float drinks? Well, this comes from that same era. I don’t think I had ever had Peppermint Ice Cream before that Christmas. He introduced it to me and I really enjoyed it. But I enjoyed it even more when he … Read More
Jack Frost Floats
If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times…my husband is so hilarious and creative! That Christmas that he started coming up with awesome Christmas ice cream floats with equally awesome names, he came up with Jack Frost Floats because we had run out of peppermint ice cream. These are so wonderful and creamy. A true treat at … Read More
Snow White Floats
My husband is hilarious! A couple Christmases ago, he got on this roll of creating special holiday ice cream floats. I’m not really sure what instigated this. Especially since, baby it was COLD outside! Who thinks of ice cream when it’s cold outside? Don’t normal people revert to hot chocolate and the likes? Well, we never claimed to be normal. … Read More
People Just Don’t Get It. But Immanuel Does.
Ever have one of those flustered days, weeks, months, years, or even what seems to be a life time of harried moments strung together by frayed nerves? Maybe it’s just me, but when I get in a tizzy, it often feels like no one “gets” why. Sometimes it’s unreasonable to expect people to be sensitive because they have no idea … Read More
A Lesson From Man’s Best Friend: We Wait In Hope
My dog, Oscar, is awesome. He really is the best dog that God ever created. Really. He is. In fact, sometimes, I have a suspicion that he’s part human. Just kidding. (Sort of). He’s just so full of personality. You’d really have to know him in order to believe me as to how wonderful he is. But, I have to … Read More
The Picture Perfect Prozac Thanksgiving
There’s a little cartoon going around Pinterest and Facebook that has me laughing out loud every time I see it. I bet you can relate just as I can if your holidays are anything like the ones our family has… I got to thinking about holidays past and present when it might have been nice to have had … Read More
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