Bittersweet

If you're not familiar with Shauna Niequist, you need to get to know her. Her second book, Bittersweet, released today and I was fortunate to be able to read an advanced copy. I fell in love with the book so quickly that I've been counting down the days until the actual release to purchase my very own copy. It's that good. I can't remember a book that has hit home in a way that this one has. I identified...

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The Little Things

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” ― Morrie Schwartz My family visited this past weekend and Todd and I had a wonderful time with them. The past week has made me realize that I can't take one second with my family for granted. We miss them already!...

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Leap of Faith

In my last post I wrote about how Todd’s job has made life a “bit” stressful. I need to update that statement. Todd’s job has caused life to be “very” stressful. But we won’t be shaken. In fact, our faith has surprised even me, someone extremely quick to worry. I just recently finished reading an advanced copy of Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist. In the book, Shauna offers a small piece of advice that...

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July Fourth

                   “Idleness is not doing nothing.                      Idleness is being free to do anything.”                                                 ...

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